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To  my  Customers: 

The  Collection  of  Early  Printed  Books  now  on  Exhibition  at  my  New  Store 
and  offices  at  547  Fifth  Avenue  has  been  selected  principally  by  me  from  the  Magnifi- 
cent Library  of  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  a  portion  of  which,  comprising  the  Illuminated 
Manuscripts,  Block  Books  and  Incunabula,  was  recently  sold  at  Auction  in  London,  at 
which  Sale  I  was  the  Largest  Purchaser. 

The  Origin  of  this  Historic  Library  remains  unknown.  The  Great  Bibli- 
ographer Thomas  Frognal  Dibdin  considered  it  to  be  one  of  the  oldest  private  Collections 
in  Existence;  and  from  the  time  of  the  Third  and  Fourth  Earls  of  Pembroke,  **the  Incom- 
parable Pair  of  Brethren"  to  whom  the  First  Folio  Shakespeare  was  dedicated,  the 
Library  was  continually  being  enriched  by  Additions  supplied  by  the  descendants  of  a 
Family,  always  renowned  for  their  Cultivation  of  Literature  and  the  Fine  Arts. 

Among  the  Books  themselves,  that  may  be  briefly  mentioned  here,  is  a  Copy  of 
the  Superlatively  Rare  Dutch  Edition  of  the  ** Speculum  Humanae  Salvationis" 
known  in  Dutch  as  **Dat  Speghel  der  Menscheliker  Behoudenisse."  Besides 
this,  the  Pembroke  Copy,  there  are  two  copies,  both  imperfect  in  the  City  Library  of 
Haarlem,  in  which  City  this  wonderful  Specimen  of  Xylography  is  said  to  have  been  pro- 
duced by  Lawrenz  Janson  Koster.  There  was  also  a  Copy,  likewise  imperfect  in  the  Town 
Library  of  Lille  which  has  probably  been  destroyed  by  Fire  in  the  Present  War.  No  Copy, 
perfect  or  imperfect,  is  to  be  found  in  the  Great  British  Museum  Collections,  the  Bodleian 
Library  at  Oxford  or  in  the  National  Library  at  Paris. 

Another  Monument  of  the  Greatest  Typographical  Importance  is  the 
"Catholicon"  of  Joannes  Balbus,  printed  by  Gutenberg,  the  Inventor  of  Printing,  and  of 
special  interest  as  being  the  fourth  Book  printed  with  a  date,  1460,  and  of  the  Greatest 
Literary  Value  and  Interest  as  being  the  First  Lexicon  or  Dictionary  ever  published.  There 
is  also  a  Beautiful  Copy  of  the  First  Edition  of  the  First  Greek  Lexicon  printed 
in  Milan  in  1499,  compiled  by  Suidas. 

The  Collection  includes  5  Books  from  the  Press  of  William  Caxton  the  First 
English  Printer,  amongst  them  being  the  First  Work  ever  printed  in  the  English  Tongue, 


known  as  the  ••Recuyell  of  the  Histories  of  Troye."  This  was  printed  by 
Caxton  at  Bruges.  Another  Magnificent  Volume  is  tlie  *'GaiTie  and  Playe  of  the 
Chesse"  being  tlie  Second  Book  printed  by  Caxton  in  England  and  the  Second  English 
Book  to  appear  \sitli  Illustrations.  The  other  three  Caxtons  are  Higden's  Polychronicon, 
\M:  Mirk's  Festivall.  1490:  and  Cicero  on  Old  Age.  1481. 

This  assembling  of  as  many  as  Five  Caxtons  in  any  one  Catalogue  is  a  Matter 
of  Exceptional  Literary  Im|X)rtance  and  has  never  before  happened  in  /vmerica. 

Of  Equal  Importance  is  the  Famous  "Book  of  Saint  Albans"  printed  by 
the  School  Master  Printer  of  Saint  Albans  in  1486.  This  is  notable  as  being  not  alone  one 
of  the  ver>  Rarest  Books  in  the  English  Tongue,  but  also  at  the  same  time,  as  being  the 
Earliest  of  the  innumerable  Elnglish  Books  on  Sport,  the  First  English  Armorial,  and  also 
the  first  Book  to  contain  Ejiglish  Popular  Rhymes. 

Two  Exceedingly  Curious  Relics  of  Religious  History  in  the  shape  of  Papal 
Indulgences  for  tlie  Remission  of  Sin  are  to  be  found  in  the  Collection.  These  Indulgences 
were  offered  at  Public  Sale  by  the  Priests  during  the  Thirteenth,  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth 
Centuries,  and  empowered  the  Confessor,  upon  receipt  of  a  prescribed  fee,  to  grant  Full  and 
Absolute  Pardon  in  Life  and  Death,  for  any  Sins  however  enormous,  committed  by  the 
penitent  purchaser.  One  of  these  is  a  particularly  interesting  specimen  of  Block  Printing 
dated  1482  and  supposed  to  have  been  issued  in  Munich,  where  Letter-Press  Printing  was 
only  introduced  at  the  very  end  of  the  Century. 

Wonderfully  fine  specimens  of  the  Early  Wood-Engraver's  Art  are  to  be  found 
in  many  of  the  Volumes  Exhibited  and  the  Collection  comprises  many  Splendid  Incunabula 
from  the  First  Presses  of  Mentz,  Strassburg,  Cologne,  Nuremberg,  Ulm,  Basel,  Rome, 
Florence,  Venice,  Milan.  Bologna,  Ferrara,  Verona,  Paris,  Lyons,  Louvain,  Bruges,  Haarl- 
em. Westminster  and  London. 

As  was  the  Custom  of  the  Period  the  Margins,  First  Pages  and  Initial  Spaces 
of  the  Books  have  been  beautifully  Illuminated  and  Artistically  Painted  and  Decorated 
by  the  foremost  Artists  then  practising  in  the  different  Countries  mentioned. 

Of  Rare  and  Early  French  and  Italian  Books  the  Number  is  large  and  includes 
many  which  are  very  seldom,  seen  in  Bookseller's  Catalogues.  Amongst  them  being  the 
only  known  vellum  printed  Copy  of  Jehan  Bouchet's  ''Lamoureux  transy  sans 
Espoir"  published  by  Anthoine  Verard  of  Paris  and  very  richly  decorated  with  20  superb 
Illuminated  Miniatures. 


Magnificent  Specimens  of  the  Works  of  the  Fathers  of  the  Church  and  other 
Early  Christian  Writers  are  nobly  represented;  such  as  the  First  Edition  of  the  Works  of 
Saint  Ambrose  printed  at  Basel  in  1492;  the  Writings  of  Alexander  de  Ales,  an  English 
Franciscan  Monk  and  noted  Theologian  who  died  about  1250.  Rare  Editions  of  Thomas 
Aquinas  and  Thomas  a  Kempis  the  Author  of  the  Imitation  of  Christ,  one  of  the  most 
v/idely  printed  Books  in  the  World;  some  Splendid  Saint  Augustines  from  the  First  Press 
of  Venice;  The  Famous  Epistles  of  Saint  Cyprian,  Bishop  of  Carthage,  Martyred  about 
258  A.  D.,  published  for  the  first  time  by  Sweynheym  and  Pannartz,  the  First  Printers  of 
Rome;  a  Vellum-Printed  Copy  of  Saint  Jerome  printed  in  1470  by  Peter  Schoeffer  Partner 
of  Gutenberg's  and  many  others  of  Equal  Rarity  and  Value. 

Fine  First  Editions  of  the  most  Famous  Greek  and  Latin  Classics  are  also  nu- 
merously represented  such  as  Aristotle,  Euripides,  Cicero,  Plautus,  Quintilian,  Aristophanes 
Aulus  Gellius,  Boethius,  Cornelius  Nepos,  Eutropius,  Justinus,  Juvenal,  Lucian,  Macrobius, 
Suetonius,  Tacitus  and  many  other  famous  Writers  and  Historians  of  Antiquity. 

The  Great  Private  Libraries  of  Europe  which  specialized  in  the  Collection  of 
Early  Printed  Books  have  been  gradually  sold  and  otherwise  dispersed  and  the  Acquisition 
of  Books  from  the  First  Presses  of  Europe  is  daily  becoming  more  and  more  restricted,  and 
the  Visible  Sources  of  Supply  will  soon  be  closed  altogether. 

An  Illustrated  Catalogue  of  the  Collection  has  been  prepared  and  will  be  for- 
warded to  Book  Collectors  on  application,  and  the  Books  will  remain  on  View  until  the  end 
of  February. 

GEORGE  D.  SMITH. 

January,  1916. 

547  Fifth  Avenue, 

New  York. 


MONUMENTS 


OF 


EARLY  PRINTING 


IN 


GERMANY,   THE  LOW   COUNTRIES. 
ITALY,  FRANCE  AND  ENGLAND 

1460—1500 


GEORGE  D.  SMITH 
547  Fifth  Avenue.  New  York 

Telephone  2626  Murray  Hill 


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PREFACE 

The  Books  offered  in  this  Catalogue  have  been  specially  selected  to 
Illustrate  the  History  of  the  Origin  and  Development  of  the  Art  of  Print- 
ing and  include  many  of  the  most  Notable  Works  produced  by  the  Earli- 
est Typographers  of  Germany,  the  Low  Countries,  Italy,  France  and 
England. 

Amongst  them  are  the  "Cradle  Books"  of  the  First  Presses  of  the 
Famous  Free  City  of  Mayence  the  Birth-Place  of  the  New  Art; Cologne, 
Nuremberg,  Strassburg,  Ulm,  Basel,  Munich  and  a  few  other  German 
Cities. 

Splendid  Incunabula  are  here  from  the  First  Presses  of  Italy,  the 
Country  where  the  greatest  and  most  permanent  Improvements  in 
the  Art  of  Typography  were  perfected,  and  where  in  the  last  quarter 
of  the  Fifteenth  Century  there  were  more  Cities  where  Printing  was 
practised  than  in  the  whole  of  Germany  and  Holland  combined,  and 
almost  twice  as  many  as  could  be  found  in  France.  The  Principal 
Cities  represented  are  Rome,  Milan,  Bologna,  Ferrara,  Treviso,  Florence, 
Verona,  Parma,  Vicenza,  Friuli,  and  Venice,  the  Undisputed  Centre  of 
the  Printing  and  Publishing  Crafts  of  the  World  for  nearly  two  Centuries. 

The  New  Art  was  not  Introduced  into  England  until  after  1472,  and 
the  Present  Collection  includes  some  very  Remarkable  English  Rarities. 
For  the  First  Time  in  the  Bibliographical  Annals  of  America  Five  Splendid 
Caxtons  are  here  offered  for  sale  at  one  time,  together  with  a  Magnificent 
Copy  of  the  World  Famous  Book  of  St.  Albans  by  Dame  Juliana  Berners, 
also  one  of  the  only  2  known  Vellum  printed  Copies  of  Richard  Pynson's 
"Nuptial  Song"  written  on  the  occasion  of  the  marriage  of  the  Daughter 
of  Henry  VII  of  England,  by  Peter  Carmelianus  and  a  magnificent  Copy 
of  his  grandly  printed  Black  Letter  Edition  of  the  History  of  Troye  by 
Dan  John  Lydgate. 

Some  Very  Valuable  and  very  Beautiful  Works  from  the  First  Presses 
of  Paris,  Lyons,  Louvain,  Deventer,  Haarlem,  Bruges,  and  other 
Famous  Cities  of  France  and  the  Low  Countries  are  also  here  described. 

Amongst  the  Most  celebrated  Names  of  the  World's  First  and 
Greatest  Printers  are  those  of  Gutenberg  the  Inventor  of  the  Art  of 
Reproducing  Books  by  movable  metal  types,  Schoeffer  his  Partner,  the 
ever  mysterious  **R"  printer,  Eggesteyn  of  Strassburg,  Koburger  of 
Nuremberg,  Ulrich  Zell,  Heinrich  Quentell,  Michael  Wenssler  and 
Michael  Furter  of  Basel,  Zainer  of  Ulm,  Conrad  Sueynheym  and  Arnold 
Pannartz  the  First  Roman  Printers  and  Ulrich  Hahn  their  Successor, 
John  and  Vindelin  of  Speyer  the  First  Printers  of  Venice,  Erhardt  Ratdolt, 
Nicholas  Jenson,  Aldus  the  Founder  of  the  Greatest  of  all  Ancient 
Presses,  Zarotto  and  Valdarfer  of  Milan,  John  of  Westphalia,  Kerver  and 
Verard  of  Paris,  the  Schoolmaster  Printer  of  St.  Albans,  William  Caxton 
of  Westminster  and  his  assistant  Richard  Pynson. 


1861988 


From  Holland  we  have  the  Famous  Combination  of  Block  Printing 
and  Typography  known  as  the  "Speculum  Humanae  Salvationis"  or 
in  Dutch  "Spetihel  onser  Behoudenisse."  This  had  its  origin  at  Utrecht 
about  the  year  1471  but  the  name  of  the  Printer  is  unknown.  It  was 
formerly  attributed  to  Lawrence  Janson  Koster,  and  was  supposed  to 
have  been  printed  by  him  at  Haarlem  about  1440,  before  Gutenberg 
printed  at  Mainz.  There  are  still  some  Writers  who  hold  to  this  Theory 
and  who  claim  that  the  Speculum  is  the  Earliest  Specimen  of  Printing 
with  movable  types,  thus  anticipating  the  Gutenberg  Bible  by  many 
years. 

The  Five  or  Six  Books  bearing  a  later  date  than  that  of  the  Year 
1500  have  been  included  here  on  account  of  their  having  been  printed  by 
the  Assistants  or  Collaborators  of  the  First  Printers  or  on  account  of 
their  exhibiting  some  new  Development  in  the  Typographical  Art. 

The  total  Value  of  this  relatively  small  Collection  amounts  in  all  to 
about  $150,000,  but  its  Intrinsic  Value  lies  in  the  unusually  Choice 
State  of  the  Works  which  compose  it,  the  original  Collectors  of  the 
Greater  Portion  of  it  having  made  this  their  Chief  Desideratum  nearly 
as  long  as  two  hundred  years  ago. 

Attention  must  be  paid  to  the  fact  that  the  Opportunity  to  acquire 
these  Noble  Monuments  of  the  Early  Printers  is  becoming  of  immensely 
greater  difficulty  every  day.  The  Private  Libraries  of  Europe  who  assid- 
uously collected  the  Glories  of  the  First  Presses  are  practically  all  sold 
out,  and  there  is  absolutely  no  chance  of  their  ever  being  dispersed  by 
the  Great  National  and  Public  Libraries  which  now  contain  the  only 
Specimens  of  them  extant. 

An  Illustration  of  the  Old  Morocco  Bindings  of  most  of  the  Books 
in  the  Collection  is  given  on  page  53. 

Each  Volume  is  preserved  in  a  handsomely  made  morocco  fireproof 
Case. 


THE  OLDEST  MONUMENT  OF  XYLOGRAPHY  AND 
TYPOGRAPHY  EXTANT. 

1.     Speculum  Humanae  Salvationis.     BLOCK  BOOK.     Dat 

Speghel  Der  Menscheliker  Behoudenisse.  Small  folio,  old  red 
morocco  gilt,  ornamental  frame  and  borders,  gilt  back.  (Holland, 
Lourens  Janszoon  Coster,  before  1470) .  $12,000 .  00 

The  Dutch  translation  of  the  Latin  Speculum,  and  according  to 
Schreiber  the  SECOND  DUTCH  EDITION.  It  contains  58  leaves, 
printed  on  one  side  of  the  paper,  the  blank  sides  pasted  together 
(some  have  been  partly  separated);  the  first  three  leaves  contain  a 
preface,  long  lines,  Gothic  Letter,  31,  30,  to  a  page,  leaf  4  a  table  of 
chapters,  32  lines,  while  the  remaining  54  leaves  have  each  a  diptych 
illustration  within  gothic  columns  and  arches,  w^ith  a  Latin  inscrip- 
tion; below  in  two  columns  is  the  explanatory  Dutch  text,  the  num- 
ber of  lines  to  a  page  varying  from  24-27.  The  arrangement  of  leaves 
is  the  same  as  in  the  Latin  edition,  save  in  regard  to  the  prefatory 
matter.  All  the  illustrations  are  in  the  original  uncoloured  state. 
The  interest  of  the  present  copy  is  enhanced  by  the  fact  that  it  was 
formerly  in  the  possession  of  the  celebrated  geographer  Abraham 
Ortelius  (1527-98),  and  the  following  inscription  in  his  hand  appears 
on  the  recto  (otherwise  blank)  of  the  first  leaf.     "Pr.  ccxxiij  De  hoc 


volumine  vide  que  scribet  Had.  Junius  in  sua  Batavia,  cap. 
17.  de  Harlemo  ubi  hunc  nominat  SPECULUM  NOSTRAE 
SALUTIS."  On  tlic  dcatli  of  Orlclius  llie  volume  passed  iiilo  Ihe 
hands  of  his  nei)hew  Jacobus  Colius  Orlelianus  who  has  written  under 
his  uncle's  note  "Den  Spiegel  onser  behoudenisse  Jacobi  Colii 
Orteliani,  1598." 


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Xo.     1.     Speculum  Humanae  Salv^ationis. 
Block  Bcjok.      (1470.) 


Speculum  Block  Book — Continued.  ^ 

EXCESSIVELY  RARE;  Schreiber  knew  of  onb^  four  copies,  not 
one  of  which  is  complete.  The  Typographical  part  of  the  Specu- 
lum may  be  set  down  as  the  earliest  work  of  its  kind  done  in 
Holland,  probably  between  1462  and  1465.  The  Xylographic 
portion  may  have  been  cut  a  year  or  two  earlier. 

Laid  in  is  a  most  interesting  5  page  autograph  description  of  the 
Book  and  its  History  written  and  signed  by  J.  H.  Hessels  the  well 
known  Cambridge  Bibliographer  and  Author  of  "Gutenberg: 
Was  he  the  Inventor  of  Printing?"  He  says,  "Of  the  Dutch 
Translation  two  Editions  are  known,  both  supposed  to  have  been 
printed  long  before  1471,  by  the  same  reputed  Harlem  Inventor 
of  Printing,  Laurens  Janszoon  Coster,  who  printed  the  two 
Latin  Editions.  One  Edition  is  usually  called  the  mixed  Dutch 
Edition  because  it  has  two  leaves  printed  in  a  different  type  from 
the  rest  of  the  Book,  the  other  is  called  the  unmixed  Dutch  Edition 
because  the  whole  text  is  commonly  supposed  to  have  been  printed 
from  one  font  of  type.  The  present  Copy  though  belonging,  as  far 
as  its  main  part  is  concerned  to  the  unmixed  Edition,  has  this  im- 
portant peculiarity  that  the  text  of  page  45  (with  the  Eigurae  83,  84) 
is  not  printed  in  the  same  type  as  the  rest  of  the  Book,  but  in  the 
newer  type  (Speculum  Type  3)  used  for  the  other  Dutch  and  the  two 
Latin  Editions."  He  then  at  considerable  length  gives  the  History 
of  the  Book  whilst  in  the  possession  of  Ortelius,  his  son  and  Nephew 
and  the  mention  of  it  by  Hadrian  Junius  in  his  "Batavia"  which  was 
written  about  1568  and  published  in  1588  in  which  the  Invention  of 
Printing  was  credited  to  Coster  of  Haarlem.      See   Illustrations   on 

FINE^  SPECIMEN  FROM  RATDOLT'S  VENICE  PRESS.     1485. 

2.  Abano,  Petrus  De.  Opusculum  reijcrlorii  })ronostic()n  in 
mutationes  aeris  tam  via  astrologica  quam  nicthercologica.  Accedit 
HIPPOCRATIS  libellus  de  medicorum  Astrologia  a  Petro  de 
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flourished  in  Paduji  from  1246  tilf  1320. 

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DionysioBertochi.      141)7.  ^  $300.00 

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Greek,  to  J.  F.  Turrianus. 

EARLY  ASTRONOMICAL  WITH  FINE  WOODCUTS. 

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Ainl>ri>M'.  Saint      I  (nitiniitd. 

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tlio  First  \  oluMU'  and  at  the  end  ol"  the  Tliinl  are  two  XClluin  lea\'es 
from  a  Twelfth  Century  Service  15ook,  neatly  written  in  lar^e  Char- 
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of  (dieretzem.   '  U7o.  $225.00 

First  Edition.     The  Author  was  an  En<>'lisli  Franciscan  Monk  and 
noted  Theologian.      lie  died  about  l^oO.      liound  in  at  tlie  beginning 
and  at  the  end  are  two  leaves  from  a  Fifteenth  Century  Clioir  Book 
with  nuisical  Notation  and  a  fine  Illuminated  Initial  Letter. 
FIRST  EDITION  OF  ARISTOPHANES.     1498. 

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et  rraefationc  (iracca  Marci  ^lusuri.  Printed  in  large  and  small- 
er Greek  Types  w  ith  signatures  but  no  numeration,  ornament- 
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e.xcellence  of  his  Style.     It  also  contains  a  second  preface  by  Aldus. 

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THE  RARE  ORIGINAL  EDITION.     1486. 

12.  Aristotle.  Libri  de  Animalibus  Aristotelis  interprete  Theo- 
dore Gaza.  Printed  in  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  35  to  the  page, 
with  signatures  but  no  numeration.  Folio,  fine  old  English  red 
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served in  a  fine  levant  Solander  case.  Venice,  Johan  of  Cologne  and 
Johan  Manthen.      1486.  $350.00 

FIRST  EDITION.  Very  handsome  copy  in  Beautiful  old  English 
Binding.  On  the  wide  margins  are  written  many  interesting  notes 
in  a  very  old  hand. 

13.  Asconius  Pedianus,  Quintus.  Commentarii  in  Ciceroni 
Orationes;  Georgius  Trapezuntius  de  Artificio  Ciceronianae  Orationis 
Pro  Q.  Ligario;  Ant.  Luschi  inquisitio  super  XI  Orationes  Ciceronis. 
Printed  in  Roman  letter,  long  lines  35-37  to  the  page  with 
signatures  but  no  numeration,  some  marginal  Notes  in  a  con- 
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The  Editio  Princeps  of  these  valuable  Commentaries,  and  exceed- 
ingly rare.  The  two  last  folios  of  the  volume  contain  two  very  curious 
Epistles  from  Hieronymus  Squarzaficus  to  Ant.  Serachus  Arch- 
bishop of  Corinth  dated  from  his  "Solitary  dwelling"  Venice.      1477. 

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14.  Astronomici  Veteres  Scriptores.  Julii  Firmici  Astronomi- 
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ibus.  Arati  ejusdem  phaenomenon  fragment um  Marco.  T.  C. 
interprete.  Arati  ejusdem  Phaenomena  Huff  Festo  Avieno  para- 
phraste.  Arati  ejusdem  Phaenomena  graece  Theonis  commentaria 
copiosissima  in  Arati  Phaenomena  graece.  Prodi  Dindochi  S])]iaera 
graece  Procli  ejusdem  Sphraera,  Thoma  Linacro  Hritaniio  inler})rete. 
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old  red  morocco  gold  tooled  on  sides  and  l)ack,  gilt  edges.  Venice. 
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Greek  works  at  the  end  are  missing  in  most  of  (he  Copies  which  occur 
for   sale.      See  Ilhistnilion  on  pn^e  1*2. 


12 


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tutc  carrcras  prxccllat.  Pcriandnis  Khodius  rcferc  cii  ob  primes 
laborcsHcrculismcmoriscaufa.lioiiorificeaftnsillatu .  Nigi' 
diusrcfcrt  hunc  Iconcm  micncum  apud  lunam  luflTu  iunonis&iii  ter^ 
taarchadiainrcgione  ncmciinfpclimcamihdimon  nominefucnt, 
qiiamqdam  aphrifo  dicLuu.&mlTuIunomsadHerculisexinum  di' 
milTumque  Hercules lulTu  Eunflhci  mccrfecitcum  Molocho  hofpite 
fuo.cuius  clauam  pro  uinbus  tnbutam  principio  eftadepcusciim  qua 
Icoiicuucrfccir.itaq;  poflcaclauapro  gladio  pcUe  pro  fcutorcliquo  te^ 
pore  uriccrpit&: apud  omnesmortalcs  gratusob  uiruuem  haberi  coc 
pitiunoporromagisodiocirc  ,  Quaproprcrlconem  cilefh memona 
dignarumuoluntatelunoniiuos  arbicramur.Hicnotabilis&maxi" 
mus Hirer fignacft.Pleriq;uoluntnemcajgymnicosludosob  hunc  leo 
neminfl:tutos.hic  torus  figuratur.Habetitellasmcapiterrcs.icollodu 
as.mpeclorcclaramunam.uifpnaatres.m  Cauda  media  unam.ni  uiti' 
ma  Cauda  claram  unam.iii  medio  uctreuuam.fub  pecT:oreduas,ipno 
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in  poftcnorepcdeclarauna'.mgenupoftenonclaraunam.fiur  omncs 
dccem&noue.  Vident-aliajftellxobfcuraEfepremiuxtacaudam  eius, 
qu2  uocanr''cniicsbereriiccs,&:runrea^uirginuinou2  Icfbo  pieriit. 
illaaurcmagna&claraquasinpedtoreeiuseftappellaturtybcroae. 

ONE  OF  THE  EARLIEST  BOOKS  PRINTED  IN 
ROME.     1468. 

15.  Augustine,  Saint.  De  Civitate  Dei  Libri  XX.  Printed 
in  Roman  Letter,  long  lines  46  to  a  page,  without  marks, 
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edges.     Rome.     Conrad  Swevnhevm  and  Arnold  Pannartz.     1468. 

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year  previous,  as  only  27.5  Copies  were  printed.  It  is  jjrinted  in  the 
Pure  Roman  Letters  which  were  cut  by  Sweynheym  in  1467  after 
models  of  penmanship.  lie  and  Pannartz  quitted  the  Monastery 
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FOUNT  OF  GENUINE  RO:\IAN  TYPES. 


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FROM  THE  FIRST  VENETIAN  PRINTING  PRESS.    1470. 

16.  Augustine,  Saint.  De  Civitate  Dei  libri  XXII.  Roman 
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column,  running  titles  written  in  red  by  a  contemporary  hand. 

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finished  by  his  Brother  Wendelin.  The  very  interesting  Colophon 
in  verse  relates  the  sudden  death  of  Johan  Speier  and  the  succession 
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Qui  docuit  Venetos  exfcribi  pofle  Joannes 
Menfe  fere  trino  Centena  uolumina  plini 
Et  totidcm  Magni  Ciceronis  Spira  hbellos: 
Cfperat  Aurcli:fubita  fed  morte  pcrcntus 
Non  potuit  Ccptum  Venetis  finire  uolumcn 
Vindclinus  adeft  eiufdem  frater:8^  arte 
Non  minor:badriacaqp  morabitur  urbc 

.M.CCCC.LXX. 

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17.  Augustine,  Saint.  De  Civitate  Dei.  Roman  Letter, 
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numeration,  the  Contents  in  double  column.  On  the  first 
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border  in  light  green,  blue,  carmine  and  gold  by  a  contempor- 
ary Venetian  Illuminator  who  has  also  executed  throughout 
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brown  levant,  white  vellum  linings  and  flv  leaves,  gilt  edges,  bv 
MARIUS  MICHEL.     Venice.     John  and  Vindelin  of  Speyer.^    1470. 

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SIMILAR  COPIES  ARE  KNOWN.  In  MOO  John  of  Speyer 
established  the  First  Press  at  Venice  where  he  printed  Cicero's  Letters 
twice,  then  an  Edition  of  Pliny's  Natural  History,  and  then  commenc- 
ed on  this  Augustine,  })efore  its  com])letion  hv  died,  and  it  was  finislied 
early  in  1470  by  his  Brother  Mndelin  whom  I  he  C()l()j)lion  describes 
as  being  "no  less  expert  than  his  Brother"  and  also  states  that 
he  "was  there  to  finish  it  and  would  continue  to  dwell  in  the 
Adriatic  City." 

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mutorumcultum  quo  cis  facnficatur:  propter  uitam  poll  mortem  futuram 
cfTeunlemdifpuunt.  His  ergo.  x.  Iibrisduf  ill?  uancopintones  cbriflianf 
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nonautcm  notlra  afTcruinc  reprfbenaer&:;id  agit  pars  altera  opens  hums: 

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feu  proeurfum.  Term  ucro  qui  ft:  poftremi  dcbitos  fines.  Ita  omncs.  xxii  . 
libricum  fint  de  utraqucciuiute  confcripti:  titutum  timcn  a  meliorc  accc' 
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pater  Samiiclis: fed  facerdos  non  fuit:nec  ita  i  filiis  utcu  ipfc  genu cnt  Aaro: 
(id  ficut  omnes  lUius  populidicunturfilii  ifracl.  Dc-JuiiiCrlJriji  nomirur 

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"^  .,  rruiQn^  C-lpitulttTnpmmum. 

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uiribuf  opus  fit;ut  perfuadcatur  fuperbis:qtafit  uirtus  bumilitatis:qua  fit 
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V--^do<^«Jtiinocdfuocuicu  moderameca'cu  dccenctuncuUfftu 
uoculSnoncO  appelldbanc.Qijod  nunc  aut  barbarc  quern  loqut 
dicimuf:  id  uiciu  (ermomf-  non  bcrbari  eflefcd  rufhcd  ec  cum  eo 
uicw loquencef  rufbice  log  didhcabanc.  P.  Nigidiufm  comccdruf 
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id  uocdbuIu:qd'  diacur  uulgo  barbanfmuOqui  ante  dun  A.ugurh 
ecacem pure  acq;  mcegre  loquun funt^an dtx^'Cic^itondueqdem 
muem. 

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cc  Hcrodocum  tn  bifVoni^Q^apuc.  vit. 
f    ^  Eenaf mccr  o  mn^ mta  femcl  parere.  Eoqj  uno  partu  nung 
I       cder  c  pluref-  q  unum :  Herodoruf  in  ccrcta  btfbona  fcriptum 
rcftqc.  Verba  exe»kbro  becfunc.MSf.i;  Vlaif/a:  to[i  Krxvpora/ 
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cum  6etu pancer  matnce proucic.Rei  uera bumfce  caufd  e  q>  cu 
m  matrice  manenf  moncari  tnctpicGjcuIufmocuf  likunguicuhf 
prcmtmitufferaru  longe  omntu  dcuciflimtHmdcncc  diicerpic^cum 
tn  maiufconanuo  dugercennmulcomdgifdilantdfprodictaftdce 
uero  lam  nixu.  prorlum  relinqutt;  eoru  integrum  et  fanum  mbil: 
HomeruT  auce  leoneT  Sic  emm  femtnafquoqt  uinh  gencreap/ 
pelUc:quod  grammatici  fcTriJcoipop.td  e  promifcuu  uocacplunf 
gignere:dcq;  educdre  caculof dicic.  Vcrfufqutbuf bocapcrce  de/ 
monffcrac^bt  func- 

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apS^piCETTCcKTHptO'  id  eft 

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Cui  manufoccurfeccdrulornemurinceragenct:  c 

Venacnx  acancfta  uirum.Iccmalio  m  loco  idem  figatftcaC, 

No.  19.     Aulus  GelHus.     Rome.     14(59. 


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''ON  THE  CIT^    OF  GOD  '  SUPERBLY  PRINTED 
BY  JENSON.     1475. 

18.  Augustine,  Saint.  \)v  ("ivihitc  Dri  lihi-i  XXII.  Printed 
in  Gothic  Letter,  double  Columns,  46  lines  to  the  pa^e,  no 
marks.  Lar^e  Initial  letters  beautifully  painted  in  blue  with 
pen  ornamentation  and  numerous  smaller  Capitals  in  red 
and  blue.  l-'olio.  old  red  iiiorocco  Hncly  i^old  (ooUmI.  old  \('lluni  end 
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Contains  all  the  hlank  leaves  i^enerally  missing. 

19.  Augustine,  Saint.  Psahnonnn  Kxi)]anali().  Printed  in 
Gothic  Letter,  double  Columns,  54  lines  to  the  page,  with 
Signatures,  but  no  numeration  or  catch  words.  Folio,  old 
calf,  uill  hack.      Basel.     Johan  de  Anierhach  (14SI)).  $100.00 

\  ery  fine  Coj)y  of  an  exceedingly  rare  Book,  no  Copy  of  which 
seems  to  liave  occurred  for  sale  for  years. 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  AULUS  GELLIUS  FROM  THE 
FIRST  ROMAN  PRESS. 

20.  Aulus  Gellius.  Xoctes  Atticae  ex  recognitione  Jo  Andrae 
E] )i^(  ( .  Aleriensis.  Roman  letter  long  lines  38  to  the  page,  with- 
out marks.  Commences  with  the  Epistle  of  the  Editor  to  the 
Pope  Paul  II  which  occupies  5  leaves,  and  a  Table  of  Chapters, 
14  leaves.  On  the  first  page  of  the  work  is  a  very  fine  large 
decorative  Initial  Letter  and  a  beautiful  border  painted  and 
Illuminated  by  an  artist  of  the  Florentine  School.  Through- 
out the  text  are  18  large  capitals  in  gold  and  colors  executed  in 
the  same  style,  w  ith  numerous  smaller  capitals  painted  in  red 
and  blue.  Folio,  fine  old  English  red  morocco,  gold  borders  on 
.sides,  gilt  edges.     Rome.     C.  Swevnhevm  and  A.  Pannartz.     1469. 

$-27.50 .  00 

ONE  OF  THE  RAREST  BOOKS  ISSUED  FROM  THE  FIRST 
PRESS  OF  R0:ME.  Only  ^27.5  Copies  were  printed.  Xota})le  for 
the  large  amount  of  Greek  type  used  in  it,  leaf  109  being  entirely 
covered  with  it. 

Aulus  Ciellius  a  Latin  Grammarian  of  the  Second  Century  composed 
his  "Attic  Nights"  for  the  Amusement  of  his  Children.  It  appears 
from  his  own  account  that  he  had  been  accustomed  to  keeping  a 
Diary  in  which  he  recorded  whatever  he  heard  in  conversation,  or 
met  with  in  his  reading  that  he  considered  worth  remembering.  The 
Work  contains  Anecdotes  and  Arguments,  Scraps  of  History  and 
Pieces  of  Poetry  and  dissertations  on  various  points  in  Philosophy, 
and  it  consequently  gives  much  valuable  information  on  subjects 
relating  to  Anticjuity  of  which  we  should  have  been  otherwise  ignor- 
ant.     See  Illustrations  on  pages  1.5  and  93. 


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COUNT  HOYM'S  COPY  BOUND  BY  PADELOUP. 

21.  Aulus  Gellius.  Noctes  Atticae.  Printed  in  Roman  char- 
acters, long  lines  36  to  the  page,  without  numeration  or  catch- 
words. Small  Folio,  old  green  morocco,  the  ARMS  OF  COUNT 
HOYM  stamped  in  gold  on  the  centre  of  the  covers,  and  his  crowned 
monogram  in  the  panels  of  the  back;  doublure  of  citron  morocco,  with 
wide  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges  by  PADELOUP  LE  JEUNE, 
with  his  ticket  on  the  first  page.  Venetiis:  per  Andream  lacobi 
Catharensem,  1477.  $400 .  00 

An  extremely  rare  edition  of  the  Attic  Nights.  Edited  by  ALDUS 
and  in  a  particularly  rich  specimen  of  Padeloup's  binding  for  Count 
Hoym  the  "Polish  Grolier"  then  Ambassador  at  the  Court  of  France 
from  the  King  of  Poland. 

FIRST  ALDINE  EDITION  OF  THE  *^ATTIC  NIGHTS" 

22.  Aulus  Gellius.  Auli  Gellii  Noctium  Atticarum  Libri  un- 
deviginti.  Aldine  Anchor  and  Dolphin  device  on  first  and  last 
pages.  Stout  8vo,  dark  green  crushed  levant,  gilt  panelled  sides 
and  back,  gilt  edges  by  BEDFORD.  Venetiis  in  aedibus  Aldi  et 
Andreae    Soceri.     1515.  $50.00 

First  Aldine  Edition  and  First  of  the  two  Issues  of  this  date.  Ed- 
ited by  G.  B.  Egnatius  without  any  Commentaries  but  wdth  a  com- 
plete Index  and  with  Explanations  of  the  Greek  Passages. 

WITH  GRAND  WOODCUTS. 

23.  Avienus,  Rufus  Festus.  Opera,  scilicet  Arati  Phaenomena 
et  orbis  terrae  descriptio;  Ciceronis  fragmentum  Arati  Phaenome- 
non;  Q.  Sereni  medicinae  liber;  omnia  curante  V.  Pisano.  Roman 
letter  long  lines  38  to  a  page,  with  signatures,  numerous  fine 
woodcuts  of  the  Figures  of  the  Zodiac.  4to,  old  English  red 
morocco  richly  gold  tooled,  gilt  edges.  Venice,  Antonio  de  Strata. 
1488.  $250.00 

An  extremely  uncommon  Edition  of  this  Latin  Poet  and  Geograph- 
er's works.  The  Remarkable  Woodcuts  of  the  Zodiac  and  (\)nslella- 
tions  are  typical  specimens  of  the  \\'netian  Engravers  Art,  and  were 
copied  by  Aldus  in  his  "Astronomici  Veteres." 


18  GKORGE  D.  SMITH.   547   MMH   AVE..   NEW   YORK 

SPl  KNOin  COPY  OF  CU'TENBERG'S  ^'CATHOLICON," 

14(>0. 

THE  FOURTH  BOOK  PRINTED  WITH  A  DATE. 

24.  Balbus  Do  Janua,  Joannes.  (  alliolicoii.  Printed  in 
Gothic  Letter,  double  eolumns,  66  lines  to  the  column,  373 
leaves  without  marks.  IJomul  in  ";?  \(»ls.  I'olio,  i^raiul  old  En^lisli 
straiuiil  iiraiiu-tl  rod  iiiorocco.  Ncrv  l)r()ad  ii'old  Ixu'dors  ol'  Flowers  and 
l>oaves  on  >idos.  olahoraloly  loolcd  hacks,  broad  inside  borders  of 
citron  morocco  richly  h)olrd.  lininits  and  fly  Univcs  of  crimson  silk, 
irilt  cdi:cs.      Mcnlz.  uK.han  (bihMihrry.)  1  Ki().  $7.)(M).()() 

Editio  Princeps.  THE  SE( OM)  HOOK  PRINTED  BY  (IFT- 
ENBERC  AM) THE  FOrin  11  BOOK  PRINTED  WrrH  A  DATE. 

Its  extraordinary  rarity  and  value  are  conceded  by  all  Bihlioiira])h- 
ers.  Its  im]iortance  is  yreatlv  due  to  the  fact  that  it  is  the  FIRST 
LENK  ON  OR  1)I(  TIONAJiY  EVER  PIBLISHEl).  The  mag- 
nificent Bindinij  is  a  most  uncommon  example  of  Old  English  gold 
toolini;.  These  volumes  were  formerly  in  the  MacC.'arthy  library, 
but  the  coi)y  does  not  a])i)ear  in  the  sale  catalogue,  as  it  had  been 
previously  exchanged  for  one  j)rinted  on  vellum.  A  Remarkably 
Fin(^  ^'<M^y  ^^t'  this  Fine  Early  Production  of  (iutenburg's  ^Nleutz  Press, 
ruled  throuiihout  in  red  and  rubricated,  with  numerous  ini- 
tials and  capitals  painted  in  blue  and  red.  From  the  Alac 
Carthy  library  it  i)assed  int(^  the  ])ossession  of  the  DIKE  OF  CASS- 
ANO,  whose  library  was  })ought  l)y  Earl  Spencer  in  18*20.  It  then 
occurred  in  the  hitter's  sale  of  dui)licates  in  IH'-il.  It  again  ai)pears 
in  Dr.  Kloss's  librarv  sold  in  18'5.5.  and  at  Christie's  in  1817.  There 
is  a  rubric  at  the  end  of  vol.  II :     "1473,  14  Febrarii." 

The  Language  of  the  Colophon  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  New  Art, 
and  the  Glory  of  the  City  of  Mentz,  is  strikingly  more  em])hatic, 
more  original,  and  more  stamped  with  the  tokens  of  Priority  than 
any  of  similar  statements  made  in  Schoeffer's  Colophons.  It  reads, 
"Altissimi  presidio  cuius  nutu  infantium  lingue  fiunt  diserte. 
Qui  q  nuo  sepe  puulis  reuelat  quod  sapientibus  celat.  Hie  lib- 
er egregius,  catholicon.  dnice  incarnacionis  annis  Mccclx 
Alma  in  urbe  maguntina  nacionis  indite  germanice.  Quam 
dei  clemencia  tam  alto  ingenij  lumine.  dono  q  gtuito.  ceter- 
is terrarum  nacionibus  preferre,  illustrare  q  dignatus  est  Non 
calami,  stili  aut  penne  suftragio  s  mira  patrona  q  concordia 
ppcrcione  et  modulo,  impressus  atq  confectus  est.  Hinc 
tibi  sancti  pater  nato  cum  flamine  sacro.  Laus  et  honor  dno 
trino  tribuatur  et  uno  Ecclesie  laude  libro  hoc  catholice  plaude 
Qui  laudare  piam  semper  non  lingue  mariam  Deo  Gracias." 


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^WfTjini  pYcC]t>io  alius  nutu  mfantium  liiia,itc  fi 
wnr  Oi(crtc.(2iu  eg  nuofcpc  pwutio  reuclaf  qiioo 
C&picnhhm  cclaf.  \nc  liber  c^njqiuo.catbolicDfi. 
Ofiicr  TricarnaoonJu  At)r)H  CO  (xcc  U  /lima  m  ur 
be  mdcjuntind  nadonio  mdjrc  g^r-maino'.QMam 
Jjci  dcmendcJ  Mm  aim  rniyvmj  lumnic.eono  cy  (j 
twim. ceteris  rcrrai;  nadonibuo  pivFcme.illufVrdn: 
eg  e!g;n4twy  cfl-  jlon  ralami.lHli.aut  pctinc  fiifFm 
gio.fj  mtVd  patronai;  Formau  eg  concoioia^p or 
oonc  ct  inoOulo.inipn?fr«e  atqj  conPccrus  «!>. 
lOinc  tib)  fanch?  pat«r  tiafo  al  flammc  faoo.laus 
«t  bonoj  ono  tniio  tribuaht:  et  uno  Gcdcfic  lau 
tx  libno  hoc  otbolicr  pUuDc  Qui  lauoan?  piam 
Temper  won  iinquc  marimti    DC0.6l\/lC)/iO 

No.  24.     Gutenberg's  Catholicon.     1400. 
See  also  Illustrations  on  pages  90-91. 


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25.  BALBl'S  DE  JANUA,  JOANNES.  Calliolicoii,  ('onmioiices 
"lmil)il  suiHiuM  tiuo  \oc;iliir  ( ';it  liolicoii  (Mlit.-i  a  Eratrc  .lolKiiiiie  de 
.lamia  i»r(linis  Fratnini  Pivdicaloruni."  Printed  in  Gothic  Letter, 
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blue,  and  w  ith  hundreds  of  initials  painted  in  red.  Folio,  blue 
morocco  extra,  iiiarhloil  cduvs  liill.  Willioul  Place,  Printer's  name 
or  date  (Strasshurii  the  ''H""  Printer  about   140(1)  $900.00 

The  Extremely  Hare  Editit)n  from  the  press  of  the  Printer  who 
used  the  peculiarly  formed  capital  "H"  .so  well  known  to  .students  of 
Fifteenth  (\Mitury  Tyi)o,ura])hy.  By  Ilain  and  other  Bibliographers, 
bdoks  containiuii  this  peculiar  letter  were  attributed  to  the  press  of 
Mentelin,  but  it  is  now  generally  allowed  that  it  cannot  with  any 
certainty  be  said  who  was  tlu^  ])rintcr  of  them.    See  Illustration  opi)osite. 

26.  BARTHOLOMOEUS  DE  CHAIMIS.  Ccmfessionale  Barthol- 
omei.  Gothic  letter,  double  columns,  35  lines  to  the  page,  w^ith 
signatures.  4to,  full  lireen  crushed  levant;  fine  blind  tooled  bor- 
ders on  sides,  gilt  edges  by  RIVIERE,     n,  p.  n.  d.  about  1485  $60 .  00 

The  first  page  bears  only  the  two  words  Confessionale  Bartholomei. 
A  very  rare  and  Pearly  lulition  of  this  P'amous  ^Manual  of  Confession. 
According  to  Hain  it  was  presumably  printed  by  Sjjeyer  of  Strassburg 
about  14So.     Fine  Copy  with  marginal  notes  in  a  very  old  hand. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRINTING  PRESS  OF  ROME.     1469. 

27.  BESSARION,  JOANNES..  Adversus  Calumniatorem  Platonis 
libri  W  et  liber  de  Xatura  et  Arte  adversus  Georgium  Trapezuntium. 
Roman  letter  and  Greek  Types  for  quotations,  long  lines  38 
to  the  page,  without  marks,  two  large  Initial  letters  of  a  very 
unusual  style  of  Ornament  composed  of  interlaced  decorative 
scrolls  entwining  the  plain  letter,  painted  in  brown,  and  with 
other  large  Capitals  painted  in  red.  Folio,  old  calf  gilt,  Rome, 
Conrad  Sweynheym  and  Arnold  Pannartz.     (1469).  $800 .  00 

First  Edition  of  a  Rare  and  Famous  Book  written  by  John  Bessa- 
rion  the  Patriarch  of  Constantinople  who  died  in  1472.  Sweynheym 
and  Pannartz  established  the  first  Italian  Printing  Press  in  the  Mon- 
asterA-  at  Subbiaco  in  1465  which  they  left  in  1467,  for  the  purpose 
of  setting  up  their  press  in  the  Palace  of  Prince  Massimi  at  Rome. 
The  Colophon  containing  the  Printers'  names  and  those  of  their 
Patrons  the  AIas.simi,  is  in  the  form  of  an  eight-line  Latin  Verse. 
The  date  of  the  Book  is  certified  by  two  Epistles  thanking  Cardinal 
Bessarion  for  the  Book  each  dated  1469.  On  the  blank  leaf  at  the 
beginning  is  a  contemporary  inscription  to  the  effect  that  the  Book 
had  been  bequeathed  to  the  Carthusian  Monastery  by  Senor  Nicolas 
de  Coimbra  in  1480. 


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21 


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Q.UICO  MB-vine  m  quiccu8ca>tuni> 
H^uocirca  (tircjgcompofitionc  -xd  pectus  per 
quanam  irrcgularicareni  iiTg(tur  cum  iflifl-  fcj  quo 
cuca  .p2o  coniun<flionc  caufali-ucl  illatiua-Gircu; 
circa  ud  circunquaq; 

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tibuB  regenoe-Qnioani  t.imcn  grauJc  mo.6i  tunc 
Mccmusq^noed  ibicopofitio.feoqoarti  irre3uU 
fia  vocu  pgtncO'fungcaloco  vniiis  oicftoie 
Q^uo  mmua-ouc  ci»itionra  funt  -Vine  m  fecunoa 
partp  vbi  cgi  oc  accctitu  aftui-rbio^  in  capitulo  0« 
>  coinpofitis  a  minus 

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^uo  mooofietiOuoquonia  virumno  cognofco 
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ta-feo  potiua  eft  ibi  irrcgularie  qucOam  vocum  co 
^eries  que  ponitur  loco  rniug  oi(fl6i9-ut  quomo 
loeft-qualittr-ettuc  acccntujcui  adi  elTct  vna  oi 
tSio-^acuiturquo-fcb  moPogiauatur-  vioeinre 
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ocriujcur  aquanoo 

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in  pater  noftcr  pq- 

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6i  liUabicatur  quoticfcunqj 

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rabioulualalumoi- 

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penul'flrrium  nome  titi  eft* 
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pcnultimam- 

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raccmifer  raccmifcra  feruiniocft-racemosfcjcna 
6<co22ipicmi. 
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22  THK  BOOK  OF  CELEBRATED  WOMEN,   1497. 

28.  BERCiOiMENSIS.  \)c  Plurimis  ("l;iii.s  scvloraliscjiio  .Mulior- 
il>iis.  ()|)ll«^  jn'opt*  (li\iiuim  ii(>\  issiinc  coiiiicsliiin.  Gothic  Letter 
with  nunioration  and  siiinaturcs.  With  176  charniini^  wood- 
cuts desiLiiied  by  Fcrrarese  Artists  and  with  3  niai^inificent 
Itordcrs.  I'olin,  l)r(»NVM  K'\;iMt,  l)liii(l  tooled  i)anols  on  sidos,  gill  c(l<^cs 
l.y  HKl.Z  MF.DKKE.      Frrrara,  Lomizo  dci  Rossi.      \VM .     $7.>0.()0 

VUv  Most  iiuj)t>rl;»nt  Work  produced  l)y  the  Early  Fcrrara  Press 
and  one  of  the  very  l''in(>st  of  Books  with  Woodcuts,  produced  in 
Italy  in  the  Fifteenth  (\Mitury.  The  woodcuts  rei)resent  Portraits 
of  Famous  Women  froni  the  earliest  Times  to  the  comi)letion  of  the 
Author's  Work.  A  MAliMFICENT  ( OPY  WITH  MANY  UN- 
(  FT  FFA\  FS.  AM)  NOTABLE  AS  BEIXC  THE  FH^ST  BOOK 
TO  (OXTAIX  AFTHFNTK  POKTRAFrS  OF  CONTEMPO- 
RARY   ^^OMEX.        Sec  Illustrations  below  and  on  oi)i)osite  page. 

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tria  tyicrcnymi"i  ipfa  apud  Ectblce- 
miricuin  oppidum  fclid  ooimitioc-^c 
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•faille  hhii  bcres  in  omnibus  rtiq? 
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cga  Slcfillagcrmanaoc  qmb'fupw) 
ncquaqua  ocgcncraflc  nfa  eft:quin'7 

omnibus  cai  u5  vtrrurib'rirginuate  adiccta'pcr  fimilis  fuif .  Cuius  iter  cetera 
tm  oto  placuir  ipfa  fua  biimitiB  abiec  tacr.  "irgtnitas/rt  cum  bencctij  eiuspa' 
trui  impcno  abiccticncm  ipfius'cquo  no  ferrcnfis  animo:p20teftata  vEo;  ciuf 
cultum  1  ncglcctum  caput  mimdano  mo:e  mutafTctrilli  noctc  fcqucnti  per  ri' 
fum  angclus  apparuirrembili  afpcctu  ccnribtic  \:s:c  rcrba  infrcndcns.  "^efli 
ma  feminaru3  r.unctibitue  etccrabilcs  manus  erardccnt  vtTpzefcntes'acfti 
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ti8 tuo cruaatuerpiatum fcclu8:7 maritum 7 filioe rcpeniino  mtcritu  pet" 
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dcmptoMsfmconduccrcndactur.andcob  boctantam  fibi  rcndicauit  fa' 
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faaatilTimj  oomini  noftn  lefu  cbnfti  loca  comes  eius  effc  volebat/tantummo 
do  acqmeuit.Qae  admodum  adbuc  adolefccntula,nobilifq?/ac  oelicata/quuj 
puua 6unucbo:u:ti poMraur manibusquodzm incredibiU ardoie  fucccn^ 
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23 


No.   28.      Bcr^()ln(Mlsi.s.      l)e   Miilirrihus.      1  M)7. 


24  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE.,    NEW   YORK 

R.ARK  FARLV  GERMAN  BIBLE,   1477. 

29.  BIBLE.  Bihlia  LMlina.  Printed  in  fine  lar^e  Gothic 
Letter,  double  columns  51  lines  to  the  column,  without  sig- 
natures, cateliwords  or  numeration,  all  the  lari^e  Initials  finely 
drawn  by  hand  and  painted  in  red.  Tliick  lolio,  pancllcMl  calf,  red 
edi^es.  Xinvml)rrii.  Anton  Kolinriivr  1477.  $'-250. 00 

tin:  (iKEAT  M  KEMBEKC  PKIXTEirS  SECOND  BIBLE 
ot"  wliicli  lu'  issnnl  no  less  than  IS  Editions  in  '^(l  years,  a  iVat  o(|nalled 
l)y  no  otluM-  of  the  I'irst  Printers.  From  George  Livermore's 
Famous  Bible  Collection  with  the  Bookplate  of  the  Harvard 
College  Loan  Exhibition  dated  1859.  IN  SPLENDID  PKESER- 
\  ATION. 

Dr.  Pet tiiirew,  the  Duke  of  Sussex's  Lil)rarian.  in  eoniparin<>'  tlie 
First  and  Second  Kohuruer  Bihle  says  "The  Arrangement  of  this 
Bible  and  its  Reading  corresponds  precisely  with  the  First 
Edition:  but  the  epistle  of  the  Monk  Mesnard,  and  the  Canons 
of  Eusebius  have  been  added.  The  type  of  the  Bible  is  of  a 
more  elegant  character  than  in  the  Edition  of  1475." 

30.  BIBLIA  SACRA  LATINA,  editionis  vul-atae,  cum  i)rolo<i:is 
S.  Ijicritnynii  vi  Intei-j^retationihus  Noniinuni  Ilehraicoruni.  Printed 
in  small  Gothic  Characters,  double  columns,  with  signatures 
but  no  numeration,  large  Ornamental  Initial  on  first  page, 
painted  in  blue,  with  elaborate  pen  ornamentation  in  red, 
blue  and  green,  with  hundreds  of  smaller  Capitals  painted  in 
blue.  Folio,  old  English  red  morocco  richly  gilt,  gilt  edges.  Venice. 
Leonhard  Wild.      1478.  "  $^200.00 

Bihles  from  the  Press  of  Leon  Wild  are  very  rare  and  the  Gothic 
tyj)es  used  by  him  are  extremely  fine.  Bound  in  at  end  is  a  table  of 
References  neatly  written  on  IS  pages  in  a  very  old  hand  and  signed 
*'Alexandro  Villadeo  auctore." 

RARE  VENETIAN  BIBLE,  1483. 

31.  BIBLIA  SACRA  LATINA  editionis  Vulgatae,  cum  prologis  S. 
Hien.nynii  et  Iiiter})retat ionihus  NOnn'num  IIe})raicornm.  Gothic 
Letter,  double  columns,  58  lines  to  a  page,  with  signatures, 
but  no  numeration,  printed  marginal  notes  to  the  New  Testa- 
ment. F<jlio.  old  red  morocco  gilt  with  denlelle  borders,  gilt  edges. 
Venice.     Johann  Ilerhort.     Oct.  31,  1483.  $125.00 

A  Hare  and  Beautiful  Specimen  of  Venetian  Gothic  Letter  Printing. 
The  TvjK's  f)eing  very  clearly  cut  and  rather  sm.dl  for  the  period. 

32.  BLANCO  CERUTO  VERONENSIS.  Declamationum  Lil)el- 
lus.  Gothic  type,  14  leaves,  long  lines  32  to  the  page,  without 
signatures  or  catchwords,  but  with  pagination.  Small  4to,  i)rown 
cruslied  levant,  inside  gilt  borders,  gilt  edges,  by  Riviere.  Padua: 
Matthaeus  Cerdonis,    1482.  "^  $60 .  00 

A  .scarce  early  printed  book  containing  pagination  in  the  center 


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Blanco  Ceruto  Veronensis — Continued. 

of  the  top  of  the  page.  Although  pagination  of  the  leaves  had  been 
introduced  but  a  few  years  before,  it  had  not  at  this  date  become  a 
general  practice,  especially  among  the  minor  printers. 

FROM  THE  SECOND  PRESS  OF  VENICE.     1472-3. 

33.  BOCCACCIO,  GIOVANNI.  Genealogia  Deorum  Gentilium. 
Roman  letter,  long  lines,  41  to  the  page  without  marks.  Also 
bound  in  same  volume  is  Boccaccio's  DE  MONTIBUS:  SYLVIS: 
PONTIBUS :  LACUBUS.  Printed  in  the  same  types  as  the  "GENE- 
ALOGIA." 2  vols  in  one,  old  red  morocco  gilt,  gold  borders  on 
sides,  gilt  edges.     Venice.     Wendelin  of  Speier  1472-1473.     $''22o. 00 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  EACH  WORK.  Before  the  Colophon 
of  the  Genealogia  are  a  number  of  verses  the  last  two  lines  of  which 
read 

Hec  Vindelinus  signis  qui  impressit  ahenis 

Se  tibi  comendat  f amiliamque  suam. 

No  printer's  name  appears  in  the  "De  Montibus"  but  it  is  usually 
found  at  the  end  of  the  Genealogia  and  the  type  is  undoubtedly 
Vindelin's.  John  of  Speier  founded  the  first  Press  at  Venice  in  1649 
and  his  brother  Vindelin  succeeded  him  in  1470.  Very  fine  Copies 
of  both  Works. 

AN  EXCEEDINGLY  RARE  KOBERGER,   1473. 

34.  BOETHIUS,  ANICIUS.  De  Consolatione  Philosophiae  cum 
Commentario  S.  Thomae  de  Aquino,  latine  et  germanice.  Gothic 
Letter,  text  and  translation  in  long  lines  23  and  46-7  to  a  page, 
without  marks,  rubricated  throughout,  large  Ornamental  Initials 
painted  in  red  and  blue  alternately.  Folio,  old  red  morocco  gilt, 
wide  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges.  Nuremberg.  Antonius  Koberger. 
1473.  $350.00 

An  extremely  rare  Edition  of  which  no  Copy  ever  seems  to  have 
been  sold  by  Auction,  although  Koberger's  reissue  1476  is  frequently 
quoted.     Chaucer's  Translation  printed  by  Caxton  appeared  in  147S. 

Anicius  Manlius  Torquatus  Severinus  Boethius,  Roman  Consul, 
Philosopher,  Mathematician  and  Author  was  born  in  Rome  about 
A.  D.  470.  In  Athens  he  studied  Philosophy  under  Proclus  and 
others.  On  his  return  to  Rome  he  l)ecame  a  Favorite  of  Theodoric, 
King  of  the  Ostrogoths,  then  Master  of  Italy  and  was  long  the  Oracle 
of  his  Sovereign  and  the  Idol  of  the  Pe()j)le.  In  .^'^O  he  was  accused 
of  Treason  and  Executed.  His  Prin(Mj)le  work  "ON  THE  (X)NS()- 
LATION  AFPX)RI)EI)  15Y  PHILOSOPHY'  is  wrillen  in  Pr()se  and 
Verse  intermixed.  The  elevation  of  ihought,  the  n()l)l(Miess  of  feeling, 
the  ease  and  distinctness  of  style  which  it  exhibits  makes  this  comi)o- 
sition  short  as  it  is,  far  superior  to  any  of  the  age.  It  has  been  trans- 
lated many  times  into  every  Euroj)ean  Language. 


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riocc  t^mcU  af^cj  Cl)c  con(cc  te;  of  l^^fe.an^fgwett  bce^jng  , 
^^TibBcf!}att  fagtt)at^lbbt5  ooori(ggct.an^)iotbcctc, 
t^i  tf)c  Sconce. (Jtn^ffic  fl)attragd}at^Ibkgo  Coonoralb  Sl^n 
(i)c^  bctctgnilxting  6otf)Ct:  mftce.an;)  nottd^Ggbcl^  iicma'. 
he  Ibc:  ncffccc  (^n^  m  t(^e  i)p?nc  of  rf^eit  louG  tt)Cg  catt . a)i^  not 
bauUe  .(^nv^ffic  fi^att  fog  that  tl}Cg(i:et«. 
(J^  (^11^  Kh?r,  rt;cg  Ixne  ^nclcfc^  an^  h^jnncrf)  ^o  fe^x  an^ 
^bgiic^  of  lcnc^lf)e  (^r»oon  fe  bgn^e  tf;eg  Ibill  aroib  fomlJxitt  ouf 
cf  tf^c  )ieft  •«  an^  v)tolb  to  bolbts.an^  coji^c  aj^i^*'  ^  tl;c5)^cft 

No.  3.5.      Hook  of  Saint   Albans.      1486. 


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FIRST  EDITION  OF  THE  FIRST  ENGLISH 
SPORTING  WORK.     1486. 

35.  BOOK  OF  SAINT  ALBANS.  The  Bokys  of  Haukyng  and 
Huntyng  with  other  plesuris  dyverse  as  in  the  Boke  Apperis  and  also 
of  Cootarmuris  a  nobull  werke.  Black  Letter  printed  in  two  types 
with  varying  number  of  lines  to  the  page,  with  signatures 
but  no  numeration  or  catchwords,  numerous  woodcuts  of 
Armorial  Bearings  mostly  printed  in  colors,  rubricated 
throughout  and  with  ornamental  Initials  printed  in  red  and 
blue,  printers  device,  white  on  red  on  recto  of  last  leaf.  Small 
folio,  old  English  red  morocco,  dentelle  borders  on  sides,  gilt  edges, 
preserved  in  a  specially  made  Solander  Case.  St.  Albans.  The 
School-master  Printer.     1486.  $12,000.00 

First  Edition  of  the  Rarest  and  most  Interesting  Book  in 
the  English  Language,  and  the  First  of  the  very  long  line  of 
English  Sporting  Works,  it  is  also  the  first  printed  English 
Armorial,   and  the  First  Printed  Book  containing  English 

Cln^  of  ^t^^  n»CM  mcnjp  bg  d?cgt  atb^ic  ftudoafe  y»«c  fobc  ai  i 
mj©  to  be  i»tnctod;cgman?>65f^E  ^pe  of  Kipomtfm^g3 
•not  Wtx  fe  cckftfe  f  nanT^e .  (Ttcu  tlplap airng^  ^a £  k  fo  t*Hjpn 
rficj  mag  Ufiillg  ari^  frclg  best .  (gof  gtt  (k^  b  not  of  fo  gate 

bv  ?»2  '^'H  *^  f^ufot^^e  of  ap*2?ie£o:  cf  a  lotte .  (^ct  axm^B  bt 
a  manngspropur  aucfodCslabs  :if  an  otJ^es  wan  ^ucnotbt 
>ic  d}sgm  afocc :  be  6f  ftcengfel?  ©loglj . 
^^^(Jln^  i(  10  i^  opgngoT)  of  Miowt  «i^  tf?a£  ftn  feito^  of  a$mif 
nsa^Qjiic  ttjmg^ .  ^ct^  f^H  ^f  ®'">?  fH^  cj^mj?^  be  fcoiwc  bg  a 
ng  l}itco5)  g^ugn  tl^at  ttioo©  aiwgs  6gof  «o  wwc  aucfonted>c») 
t^c6  ajjngc  tl^Ktdjbc  6alj3  bga  wawg©  albn?  ftucfottfe  . 


^ii^ctt  m  tf)ge;  l»Uc  afba  atconfenj^  flje  bobgc  of  bttii^gttg 
«ni5  bun^gng  Kirf?  orf?e4  pUfuc'o  ^guGsfc  ac  w  tb  bcbc  a^cne 
ftu^  alfo  of  Coo^atmuae  a  nobutt  XScibc  .  QCln^  b^w^olbcn; 
ti^ii)  ^  l»fcie  of  blafgno;  of  aamgs?  fmnf Uifgt  an&  compglgt  ^ 
c^c^gt  at  ^?gn£  albns  liu  gs'^  ftoin  d^mcnwaciott  of  olbce 

(c*^  3^a  Ccift .  jn .  cccc » ij?^  ^t . 

No.  .S.5.      Hock  ol'  S;iiiil    Albans.      UHfi. 


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Popular  Rh>nies.  lt>  aulliorsliii)  is  allrilmlod  to  Dame  -lulianna 
Hariu'>  *ir  lit miums  IMion^ss  ol"  Si)|)\v('ll  near  Si.  Alhaiis.  'Pliis  error 
anise  from  an  inM'ri|)lion  found  al  I  lie  cud  of  the  .sofoiid  pari,  the 
nu'lrical  treatise  on  llunlynu.  addressed  l)y  a  School  Dame  l<»  tlie 
("hihlren  or  "Hairns."  The  j)rinter  of  the  Work  is  known,  from  an 
allusit)n  to  him  hy  \Nynkyn  de  Worde,  (o  liaxc  l)een  a  School-Master 
at   Si.  Allians,  whose  name  ho\\(>\-er  has  remained  nid^nown.      Only 

two  complete  Copies  of  the  First  Edition  of  this  Celebrated 
work  are  known.  Dihdin  in  his  15il)li()mania  mcMilions  tliat  this 
Coju  was  i,nven  to  the  Karl  of  Pembroke  by  John  Anslis,  the  famous 
Herald.  (iart(T  Kinii"  of  Arms.      See  llhistralions  on  paj>c's  '•iO  and  "27. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  LYONS.     1486. 

36.  BOETHIUS,  ANICIUS.     De  Consolatione  philosophiae;  De 

l)i>(ij)hna  Seholarium.  cum  eommentario  S.  Tliomae  de  Acjuino. 
Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  Commentary  45  lines  to  a  page,  with 
separate  sets  of  signatures  but  no  numeration,  ornamental 
capitals  painted  in  red,  rubricated  throughout.  '-2  Vols,  in  one. 
Small  folio,  old  red  morocco  gilt,  denlelle  l)or(lers  on  sides,  gilt  edges. 
Xo  place  or  printer's  name.  (Lyon.  Guillaume  Le  Roy)  1486.  $350.00 

Printed  by  Guillaume  Le  Roy  who  with  Bartholomieu  Buyer 
estahlished  the  First  Press  at  Lyons  in  1473.  The  Gothic  Types  used 
by  him  difiered  entirely  from  those  of  other  printers  of  the  time. 
Amongst  other  famous  Books  from  this  noted  press  are  the  "Roman 
de  la  Rose"  and  the  "Doctrinal  de  Sapience."  An  exceedingly 
rare  Edition  of  this  P^imous  Work. 

UNIQUE  VELLUM  COPY  WITH  20  RICH  MINIATURES. 

37.  BOUCHET,  JEHAN.  Lamoureuxtran.sysansEspoir.  Printed 
on  fine  vellum  in  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  with  signatures 
but  no  numeration.  SLPEKBLY  DECORATED  WITH  ^20 
LAPvGE  MIMATURE  PAINTLXGS  RICHLY  ILLUMINATED 
IN  GOLD  AND  COLORS.  8vo,  fine  old  morocco,  dentelle  borders 
on  .sides,  tooled  back.  Paris.    Anthoine  Verard,  about  lo0'2.  $4750.00 

The  Original  Edition  of  this  very  remarkable  Work  which  is  partly 
in  Prose  and  partly  in  Verse  of  eight  .syllables.  Although  mystical 
and  allegorical  in  character  it  still  records  manv  important  Historical 
Facts.  NO  ()TI1EI{  COPY  BESIDES  THIS  EVER  SEEMS  TO 
HA\'E  BEEN  SOLD  AT  AUCTION.  It  was  once  in  the  Sunder- 
land Collection  and  at  the  Sale  in  1803  sold  for  $3200.00. 


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([3ndiiiiduc  cnniiaiiL'  ilOTUinc  miioca(o. 
Tpfiilimi  o;do  iiirij  ninm  qucm  nuiic 
romana  fcruai  ccclcfia  incipit. 
a  oomimca  piimj  port  oauui  cpipba 
nic  ufiB  ad  fqjtiugcfimaj :  t  a  kalciidin 
ocrobiin  uftp  ad  aducium  fubfcnpia  in 
uitatoaj  fmgula  fmguliti  oomimcui  pic 
biw  dicimtur :  \u  lamcn  q-  fi  opoaucni 
ulnmum  rqictatiir. 

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eommo:iubilm'oco  falutan  luo.  po.  '^ic 
ocaipcmuB.  ^nuiiatoiiu  fccundum.T^a: 
occnpcmue  hdan  Dommi:  z  i  pfalniie  lubilc 
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fupaomncB  otos.  pa.  '5:lcnU£.3nuiUioa 
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lince  tmr^.'y<nutc.5nuitatoiii'i  qtitus. 
IStmlc  adoumue  oorranum :  qui  feat  noe. 
P8.  ■Jaontt,  5nuitalOHU5  fcriiim  B'onii 
rmm  qui  fcal  noo:ucuc  adoicm*.  pii.  "Wcntic 
;  (E>ominica  piimapoftoaaua  cpipbaic. 
^nuilaiozius.  TAcnilc  cnilinnus  oomiiio: 
uibton'  oeo  faluian  nfo^p.  Tjiiaxjcaipcni''. 
^b  octaua  fpipbamc  iifcRad  boinitu 
cam  pjimam  qiudragrfimc :  i  a  kalcn- 
di6  oaobiw  ufq?  ad  adutiu  pornini  fc 
quma  b  fttinuti  dintur  Bd  nocmmu5. 
■ft'l A/^  dicp  omniuj: 
quomundiiB  ortatcondi 
mnrudquo  rdurgct>coti 
ditwnoa  moite  uicta  libc 
rctjSl  ulfo  pjocul  tojpo 
nbus:  furgamueomnce  ocpw.z  noac 
flUgrainufl  piu:  ficut  pjopbcta  nouim". 
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ram  poiiiMt :  z  crpiatop  foalibuti:  red 
dat  poloiu}  fcdibun^0(  qiuq?  farranf 
limo.buiun  Oici  lempoic:  bono  amtis 
pfallimuaroome  beam?  muncretjjam 
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nm:  abfit  tibicto  foididana :  omtufqj  ac 
nwnonual^f  fedafit  ucl  lubiica:  c6 
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biw:  ipfi  crememur  acriuflUffl  b  boc  re 
dcmpro!  qucfimua :  ut  piobra  nia  dilii 
a0:iute  paenme  commoda:nobia  bem 
giu  coniaiel^uo  camie  acm  exake: 


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nui melon canamun  gloncj^rerta pa 
ta  piirtimc:  pamqj  compar  imue;  cum 
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non  lS3t  pio  regi  panlacanenictvcum 
fuai  fancna  macamur  aulaMUStf'^' " 
lifiiniilibcatamoucac  uiiaji^rcfla 
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paniaq5  fancti  fpiruiiti:aiiiii>  rcboat  in 
oinni  glotu  mundo.  Smcn .  3n  pamo. 
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liiroic.  2>c pfalrmlla.  antipboa.  SctuUl. 
Domino  .£>iib  Dicta  arit.  diciintur  iidcm 

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cuntiirpfalmi  totiup  pjirm  noct  i lie  ui 
ali|0  noa.fcru jtiir  idem  o;do. 


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omm  pcnbil.  pfalinuci  oauul. 


l^s' 


No.  38.     Jenson's  Breviary.     \'(Miicc.      147S. 


A  MAGNIFICENT  VELLUM  PRINTED  BREVIARY.     1478. 

38.  BREVIARIUM  JUXTA  RITUM  ROMANUM  CURIE.  (  um 
Calendario.  Printed  on  VELLUM  in  Gothic  Letter  in  red  and 
black.  Beautiful  Border  in  gold  and  Colors  on  the  first  page, 
composed  of  Arabesque  Flowers  and  Leaves  and  4  large  Figures 
of  Fathers  of  the  Church,  with  a  Cardinal's  Arms  in  the  lower 
border.  Numerous  other  Illuminated  Borders  throughout, 
with  Historiated  Initials  and  many  finely  decorated  Capital 
Letters.  2  vols  in  one.  Folio,  fine  old  Freneli  red  moroeco,  ^old 
tooled  Borders  on  sides,  old  damnsk  lininj^s  and  flyleaves,  gilt  edges. 
Venice.     Nicolas  Jenson.      147S.  $2500.00 

ONE  OF  THE  MOST  MAGNIFK  ENT  PRODI  CTIONS  OF 


30  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.   517   FH  TH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 

Hrt'viarium     (  tnitiuuai. 

.iKXsoNs  rin:ss  and  onk  of  tkn  ( opiks  pkintkd  on 

\ MLLIM.  In  iU  I  iii(|U(>  and  Arlislic  ("oloriiin  and  I lluiiiiiial ion, 
it  o(|Uals  tlio  Hrsl  of  I  lie  Illuiiiiiialcd  Maimscripl  Hours  of  llic  same 
Prriod.  and  llu*  Printer  was  i'\id(Mill>  (hHcivcd  hy  (his  K(vs(Mnl)lance 
wluMi  ho  Irltrrt'd  llio  Hook  on  llir  Hack  "MAM  SC  "1{1."  The 
I?ordrr>  and  l-'iuurt's  and  olhci-  ])aiiit<'d  ornanuMds  aro  extremely 
eleuant  and  inchide  some  woi'k  in  line  (  aniaieu-rou.uc.  Amony  the 
Animal  I-'iynres  is  a  larize  and  siiiiiuhir  h)()kini;'  Kk'])hant  painted  in 
hhiek,  a  Hear  walking  oil"  wilh  a  Man  armed  with  a  Spear,  over  his 
Slionlder.  Horses  with  heads  of  Moid<s,  Ajies  and  (IrifKns.  There 
are  also  mimerons  Mamiserii)t  Adchtions  evidently  made  for  the 
Cardinal  Owner  of  the  Hook,  to  snpply  certain  Offices  not  inclnded 
in  the  Printed  Version. 

Prom  the  Hamilton  Palace  Library  witli  Hookplate.  St-e  Ilhi.stnition 
on  pace  ^9. 

BREYDENBACH'S    PILGRIMAGE    TO    THE    HOLY    LAND. 

39.  BREYDENBACH,  BERNHARD.  Opusculum  Sanctarum 
Pereiirinationum  in  montem  Syon  ad  venerandum  Christi  se])ulc]irum 
inJernsalem.  at(|ne  in  montem  Synai  ad  divam  vir<iinem  et  martirem 
Katherinam.  Gothic  character,  long  lines  without  numeration 
signatures  and  catchwords,  7  large  folding  woodcut  views  of 
Venice,  Parenzo,  Corfu,  Modon,  Crete,  Rhodes  and  the  Holy 
Land.  Woodcut  frontispiece  containing  in  the  richly  orna- 
mented border  the  Coats-of-arms  of  Bernhard  Breydenbach, 
John  Count  of  Solony,  and  the  Knight  Philip  of  Bicken;  also 
numerous  other  woodcut  illustrations.  Folio,  full  blue  morocco 
extra.  ,uilt  ed.oes.      Mentz:    Krhard  Reuwich,  148G.  $L500.00 

FIHST  EDITION.  A  superlatively  Rare  Work  when  found 
with  all  the  plates  intact;  as  they  have  in  the  past  been  much 
sought  for  by  Print-Collectors  and  numerous  Copies  have  been 
mutilated  on  that  account.  They  are  also  of  such  great  length  that 
hundreds  of  the  Views  must  have  been  destroyed  by  careless  handling. 
The  Grand  \'iew  of  A  enice  is  about  70  inches  long  and  the  very 
interesting  Maj)  of  the  Holy  Land  is  quite  50  inches  long.  On  the 
back  of  this  are  depicted  some  of  the  most  Extraordinary  Animals 
which  the  Author  met  with  on  his  Journey  including  Crocodiles, 
Salamanders,  L'nicorns  and  a  very  human  looking  Ape. 

NOT  THE  LEAST  INTERESTINC;  POINT  ABOUT  THE 
VOLr:VIE  IS  THAT  THE  VERY  HEALTIFT  L  AND  INTRICATE 
FRONTISPIEC  E  IS  THE  WORK  OF  ALHRECHT  DURER  AND 
:\IANY  OF  THE  OTHER  ILLUSTRATIONS  BEAR  TRACES  OF 

HIS  EARL^    ST^  LE.      >f'e  Illustrations  on  opposite  page  and  on  page  9'i. 


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No.  .'50.     Frontispiece  by  Duror 

of 

Brcydenbach's  "Pil<i,rim;ige." 

Mentz.     1486. 


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40.  CAES.AR,  Jl'LIUS.  (i.  .lulii  ('Mcs.-iris  ( "oiniiuMitarioruin  do 
Hello  (iallico  Lii)ri  >ri)U'iii.  \)c  Hello  ( 'i\ili  lihri  sex.  Roman  Letter, 
44  lines  to  the  paiie,  with  siiiiiatures,  printed  notes  in  margins, 
\er\  tine  larue  Ilkiniinateei  hiitial  on  first  pai>;e  with  full  pa^e 
interlaeinii  Seroll  border  linely  painted  in  l^lue,  red,  and  i>recn 
and  with  many  lariie  Capitals  in  red  throughout.  Small  folio, 
very  tine  old  eilroii  iiionjceo.  liold  (o(>led  hack,  uill  edi^es  hy  Derome. 
Treviso.      Michael  Maiizoiiiii  of  rarmn.      ll-Sd.  ^^i.jO.OO 

\  ery  Hiu'  (\>|)y  ol'  llns  esteemed  Ivlilioii  edited  hy  Ilieroiiymus 
HoMoiiiiis  of  Tre\iso.  Hooks  with  I  his  Hriiiler's  lm|)i-iiil  are  extreme- 
l\   scarce. 

'  41.  CAMPANUS  JOANNES  ANTONIUS.  ()i)era,  scilicet :  Trac- 
tatu>  W  Orationes  W.  Kj)is|olaniiii  lihri  IX.  \ita  Pii.  Hisloria, 
Hrachii,  Ki)iuraiimiat imi  lihri  \  III.  Printed  in  Roman  letter, 
56  lono;  lines  to  the  page,  with  signatures,  but  no  numeration, 
fine  large  Woodcut  of  a  Bell  on  first  page,  numerous  ornamen- 
tal woodcut  initials  and  a  very  fine  full  page  Architectural 
Woodcut  with  Figures  at  end.  Folio,  old  sprinkled  calf  gilt. 
H(.iiie.      Kuchariiis  Silher.      141).).  if^'^OO .  00 

FIRST  FDFITOX.  Cainj)anus  rose  from  a  shepherd  hoy  to  he 
the  confidant  of  two  Popes—Paul  II  and  Sixtus  IV.  The  most 
interest iiiu  i)art  of  the  volume  is  pro])al)ly  the  history  of  the  deeds 
of  Andrea  Braccio  of  Mentone,  of  the  Bracchi  family,  and  of  the 
struggles  against  Sforza  and  the  Lords  of  Rimini,  forming  a  valuahle 
contrihution  to  the  history  of  Italy  under  the  Despots.  At  the  end 
occurs  the  famous  epigram  of  Michael  Fernow  against  the  Roman 
booksellers. 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  A  MEDIAEVAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 
42.  CAPELLA,  MARTIAN.  Opus  de  Xu])liis  Philologie  et  Mer- 
curii  lihri  duo:  de  gramniatica;  de  dialectica;  de  arithmetica;  de 
rlx'torica;  de  geometria;  de  a.tronomia;  de  nuisica  lihri  septem. 
Printed  in  Roman  letter,  with  the  title  in  large  Gothic  Char- 
acters, long  lines,  37  to  a  page,  with  signatures,  but  without 
catchwords,  or  numeration.  Fine  printers  device  on  last  page. 
Folio,  fine  old  English  Morocco,  gilt  edges,  in  fine  levant  Solander 
case.     Vicenza.     Henricus  de  Sancto  Urso.     1499.  $200.00 

First  Eflition.  The  Essay  on  ^lusic  is  partic'darly  interesting. 
The  Poet  ('aj)ella  was  horn  at  Carthage,  Africa,  and  lived  in  Rome 
about  47.5.  The  Work  is  a  medley  of  Prose  and  \  erse  and  is  a  kind 
of  Encyclopedia  of  the  Arts  and  Sciences  as  known  for  about  a 
thousand  years  and  it  was  highly  esteemed  in  the  Middle  Ages  as  a 
Text  Book.  The  Section  on  the  Greek  Theory  of  Arithmetic  treats> 
of  the  various  clas.ses  of  Numbers  such  as  i)lane  and  solid,  and  men- 
tions the  supposed  Mysteries  of  the  smaller  numbers,  the  monad 
suggesting  one  God,  the  dyad  Good  and  Evil,  the  triad  the  Trinity 
and  .so  on.  A  passage  in  the  Section  on  A.stronomy  is  said  to  have 
suggested  the  System  of  Copernicus. 


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33 


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;    IBcrpctuumnomcntpctpetuumcpDccus. 
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No.  4.3.     J^-itil<Ml   on   Wiiuin   l)\-    Pyiison. 


A  SUPERB  VELLUM  COPY  FROM  THE  PRESS  OF  PYNSON. 

43.  CARMELIANUS,  PETER.  (^arnuMi  dc  Sijons.-ilihiis  inter 
Caroliini  Princiiu'iii  Caslcllaect  jMariaiii  filiam  Ilciii-ici  \'1I  I{(\^•is  .\ii- 
gliae.  Printed  in  Black  Letter.  Each  pai^e  of  text  enclosed  by 
an  ornamental  border,  Arms  of  England  with  Crowned  Tudor 
Rose  and  Portcullis  on  title,  2  full  pai>e  woodcuts  and  Pynson's 
large  Device  on  last  page.  4l<),  cilron  Icxanl.  |)aii('ll('(l  sides  gill, 
and  tooled  with  15irds  and  F'lowers,  tooled  hack,  inside  borders, 
vellum  linings  and  flyleaves  gilt  edges  l)y  THE  (  \A  U  BINDERY. 
(London.     Kiehard  Pvnson  ahoul  1.514)  $4(H)().()() 

ONE  OF  THE  ONLY  TWO  VELLUIVl  COPIES  KNOWN,  the 
other  being  in  the  British  MuscMini.      A  most   iiileresting  aeeount  of 


34  C.FORGF.  D.  SMITH     5J7   FIFTH   AVF.,   NEW   YORK 

VnruwVvMiiis  —  (  tmt i n iit'il . 

the  KiiiIkissv  son!  I>v  I  lie  I'lnjHM'or  Maximilian  to  iMiuiaiid  to  no^o- 
tiato  a  Marriai^T  Iti'twrtMi  llu*  KmiJcror's  urandson  al'lcrwanls  the 
Knipcnn"  Cliarlrs  \'  and  Mary  danulil(M-  ol"  Henry  \  II.  'V\\v  Antlior 
IVtcr  ("arnu'lianu>  was  tlic  Kiiiilisli  Conrl  Poet,  hv  wrote  first  in 
landation  and  tlion  in  vitniieration  of  Kicliard  III,  and  was  ai)|)oint(Ml 
Chaplain  and  Latin  Secretary  to  lleniy  \  II.  He  is  I'nrllier  described 
as  Iteini:  l.nte  PhiyiM"  to  IltMiry  \  III. 

Hooks  ])rinted  l)y  Hieliard  Pynson  will  always  he  of  Pecnliar 
Interest  to  tlie  Collector  of  liooks  from  the  Early  English  Presses. 
Pynst)n  a  Xorman  hy  hirth  was  a  Student  of  the  iTiiversity  of  Paris 
and  learned  the  Art  of  Print inu"  at  Honen,  with  Cnillanme  le  Tailleur. 
He  went  to  Eiiiiland  ahout  14SS,  and  became  the  Assistant  of  CAX- 
TON  and  fellow-worker  of  WYXKYX  DE  WORDE.  On  the  acces- 
sion of  Henry  \  III  he  was  a])])ointed  Kind's  Typographer,  became 
P^ngland's  (ireatest  Law  Printer  and  introduced  lioman  Type  into 
that  country  in  L5()9.      See  Illustration  on  page  83. 

FROM  THE  SECOND  PRESS  OF  FLORENCE.     1480. 

44.  CARACCIOLO  DE  LITIO,  ROBERTO.  Sermones  Quadra- 
gesimales  Italice.  Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  38  to  the  page 
with  signatures  but  no  numeration.  Folio,  old  sj)rinkled  calf, 
full  gilt  back.      Florence.      Xicliolaus  Laurentius.      1480.         $100. 00 

A  very  uncommon  Edition  of  Caracciolo's  famous  writings,  from 
the  Second  Printer's  Press  at  Florence.     Quite  unknown  to  Proctor. 

Robertus  Caracciolus  was  one  of  the  Order  of  Minor  Friars,  and 
died  about  '20  years  after  the  pu})lication  of  this  book.  He  was 
Bishoj)  of  Acjuino  in  1471,  noted  for  his  great  eloquence,  and  for  the 
humor  (or,  rather,  what  would  today  be  characterized  as  burlesciue) 
in  which  he  attacked  the  laxity  of  morals  and  extravagance  of  living 
of  the  higher  prelates.      Many  editions  were  printed  of  his  sermons 

THE  FIRST  FRENCH  EDITION  OF  CATO.     1487. 

45.  CATO,  DIONYSIUS.  Precepta  et  Disticha  cum  Commento. 
Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  33  to  a  page,  with  signatures.  On 
the  first  page  is  the  title  "Cato  cum  Commento"  with  a  large 
woodcut  printers  device,  white  on  black  ground.  4to,  fine  old 
P>nglish  red  morocco,  gold  borders  on  sides,  full  gilt  back,  gilt  edges, 
in  fine  levant  Solander  Case.     Paris,   Pierre  Levet.      1487.     $275  .  00 

The  first  Translation  of  Cato  into  French  and  extremely  Hare. 
Xo  Copy  in  the  British  ^Museum  or  in  any  of  the  Famous  old  English 
Private  Libraries.  Books  with  the  Imprint  of  Peter  Levet  are  very 
scarce. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  35 

46.  CATULLUS,  CAIUS  VALERIUS.  Catullus,  Tibullus,Pr()per- 
tius  et  P.  Papinii  Statii  Sylvae.  Roman  Letter,  long  lines  35-36 
to  the  pages,  without  marks  but  with  traces  of  hand  stamped 
signatures  in  several  places,  two  leaves  supplied  in  Contem- 
porary MS,  numerous  ornamental  Capitals  painted  in  red. 
Small  folio,  old  red  morocco,  finely  gold  tooled,  gilt  edges.  No  place 
or  date  but  Venice  Johan  de  Colonia  and  Jolian  Manthen.     147.5. 

$500 . 00 

THE  SECOND  EDITION  OF  THE  COLLECTED  WORKS  OF 
THESE  FOUR  POETS  AND  OF  GREAT  RARITY.  It  Commen- 
ces on  the  verso  of  leaf  I  with  a  brief  summary  of  the  Life  of  Catullus 
occupying  11  lines  only.  The  Poems  of  Catullus  then  begin  on  the 
recto  of  the  next  leaf  and  occupy  34  leaves.  Then  follows  a  Life  of 
Tibullus  followed  by  his  poems  occupying  3*2  leaves.  Next  is  the 
Life  of  Propertius  followed  by  his  poems  which  occupy  the  ensuing 
59  leaves,  with  the  Imprint  of  John  of  Cologne  and  John  of  ]\Iautlien 
at  end.  Statins  follows  and  occupies  the  next  60  leaves.  The  few 
Copies  which  occur  for  sale  hardly  ever  contain  the  Lives  of 
the  three  Poets  and  the  three  blank  leaves.  A  former  owner 
has  erased  many  of  the  very  numerous  passages  in  Catullus  wliicli 
offend  by  their  grossness  and  impurity  but  the  ink  in  course  of  time 
has  faded  away  leaving  the  original  printed  text  intact. 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  A  FAMOUS  MEDICAL  WORK.     1478. 

47.  CELSUS,  CORNELIUS.  De  Medicina  Libri  \'1II  ex  Recogni- 
tione  B.  Fontii.  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  34-35  to  the  page 
with  printed  signatures.  Folio,  old  English  retl  morocco  with 
tooled  borders,  gilt  back,  gilt  edges.  Florence.  Nicholas  Laurctil  ius. 
1478.  $350.00 

First  Edition  of  this  exceedingly  rare  Book.  Owing  to  the  dillVM-- 
ent  sizes  of  paper  used  in  the  Book  some  folio  and  some  ((uarlo.  Ilic 
collation  of  the  Book  is  confusing. 

The  Works  of  this  (V^lebrated  Roman  Physician  who  hvcd  in  I  lie 
First  Century  under  Tiberius  are  renowned  for  their  Learning,  (iood 
sense  and  Practical  Information  and  have  been  Iranslated  inlo  every 
European  Language  from  ihe  dale  of  this  Edilio  Pnncei)s  until  the 
Present  Time. 

THE  SECOND  BOOK  PRINTED  IN  ENGLAND  BY  CAXTON. 

48.  CESSOLIS,  JACOBUS  DE.  The  (.;..n<'  .md  Pl;iyr  of  Ihe 
Chesse  moralized.  Transl;il<>(l  l)y  Wilhain  CmxIoii  Ironi  tlie  Krcnch  ol' 
Jehan  de  Vignav  who  Iranslalcd  from  llic  Ilahan  of  Cessolis.  Black 
Letter,  long  lines  29  to  a  page,  with  signatures  but  no  numer- 
ation or  Catch  Words,  Large  Woodcuts.  Has  46  leaves,  out 
of  84.      Small  folio,  very  fine  old  Englisli  red  morocco  willi   dcnielle 


36  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547  FIFTH  AVE..  NEW  YORK 

C'a\l<»n      (  mtiinut'd. 

hordors.  full  irill  rduvs.      No  \)\i\ic  or  (laic  l>ul  W  (>sl  minslcM-,  William 
C'axton,  aKoiit   14S:{.  $^>7.)0.()0 

Second  Edition  and  excessively  Rare.  Accordiniv  to  De  Ricci 
onlv  13  copies  exist,  only  two  of  which  are  perfect.  Generally 
considered  as  the  Second  Book,  printed  by  Caxton  in  England 
and  also  the  Second  English  Book  illustrated  with  Woodcuts. 

Set-  lllii--tr;itioii  oil  oppuxiU-  pM^c. 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  CICERO'S  TUSCULAN  DISPUTATIONS. 

1469. 

49.  CICERO,  MARCUS  TULLIUS.  Tusc-uianac  Qiiesliones. 
Lil.ri  \  Printed  in  small  semi  Gothic  Characters,  long  lines  35 
to  the  page.  Mo.  uroen  c-ruslied  levant,  fiiic.j>()ld  borders  on  sides, 
to(.l'>d  l)ac-k.  while  vellum  lininii's  and  flyleaves,  by  THE  CLUB 
BINDKHY.      Kone.      llrieh  Ilaim.       U()<).  $900.00 

KDITK)  PRINCEPS.  A  BEArTIITLUY  PRINTED  EDI- 
TION FROM  THE  SE(  OND  PRESS  OF  RO:\lE.  The  blanks 
left  for  the  (iieek  Quotations  liave  l)een  filled  in  with  very  old  hand- 
wrilinu".       Ht-t-  Illustration  on  ()j)j)()site  page. 

\  VERY  RARE  CICERO  FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  ROME. 

1470. 

50.  CICERO,  MARCUS  TULLIUS.  Epistolae  ad  :\L  Brntum,  et 
Ciceronis  Q.  Frairem,  ad  Oelaviiim,  et  ad  Atticum;  ex  Reeognitione 
Jo  Andreae.  Roman  letter,  long  lines  38  to  a  page,  without 
marks.  Folio,  fine  old  En^-lish  red  morocco  gilt,  gokl  l)orders  on 
>ides.  full  tooled  baek.  gilt  edges.  Rome.  Conrad  Sweynheym  and 
Arnold  Pannartz.      1470.  $1250.00 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  placed  by  Brunei  before  Jenson's  Edition 
printed  in  tlie  same  year  at  Venice.  According  to  the  records  Copies 
liardlv  ever  occur  for  Sale.  Onlv  275  Copies  were  printed  and  it  has 
now  become  of  superlative  Rarity.  A  MAGNIFICENT  SPECIMEN 
OF  E  VRLY  PRINTINCr  FROM  ONE  OF  THE  .AlOST  FAMOUS 
PRESSES  OF  THE  AVORLD. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  MILAN. 

51.  CICERO.  Orationes.  Printed  in  Roman  Letter,  long  lines, 
50  to  the  page,  with  signatures,  but  no  numeration.  Coat  of 
Arms  sketched  in  on  first  page  in  the  blank  space  left  for  an 
Initial.  Folio,  very  fine  Old  English  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  baek, 
gilt  edges.     No  jjlace  or  date,  but  Milan,  Antonio  Zaroto  about  1480. 

$250.00 
Magnificent  Copy  of  this  f^xtremely  Rare  Edition. 


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52.  CICERO,  MARCUS  TULLIUS.  Orationcs.  Printed  in 
Roman  letter,  long  lines,  37  to  a  page  without  marks,  on  the 
first  page  a  large  ornamental  Initial  and  border  painted  in  gold 
and  colours,  at  foot  the  Coat  of  Arms  of  the  Book's  first  Owner 
"Magister  Georgius  Cingl"  whose  name  is  written  in  gold 
Gothic  letters  above  it;  many  large  ornamental  Capitals 
painted  in  red  and  all  the  printed  Capitals  heightened  with 
red.  Folio,  old  English  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  borders,  gilt  edges. 
Noplace.     (Venice)     Adam  of  Ammergau.     1472.  $7.50.00 

BEAUTIFT'L  COPY  OF  THIS  VERY  RARE  EDITION.     The 

typography  of  the  volume  is  interesting  on  account  of  the  unusual 
shape  of  the  small  o  used  by  this  Printer.      See  Illustration  above. 


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A  MAGNIFICENT  CAXTON.     1481. 

53.  CICERO,  MARCUS  TULLIUS.  Tullye  of  Old  Age,  On 
Friendship  and  Declamation  of  Noblesse.  Black  Letter  long  lines  29 
to  a  page,  119  leaves,  the  first  and  seventy-second  being  blank, 
v^^ith  signatures  but  no  numeration.  3  vols,  in  one.  Folio,  very 
fine  old  English  red  morocco,  gold  line  borders  on  sides,  full  tooled 
back,  gilt  edges.     (Westminster)  William  Caxton     1481.      $8500.00 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  CAXTON'S  FIRST  ENGLISH  TRANS- 
LATION AND  PRINTING  OF  ANY  OF  CICERO'S  TREATISES. 
OF  IMMENSE  RARITY  AND  ONE  OF  THE  MOST  PRECIOUS 
EXAMPLES  OF  CAXTON'S  PRINTING  PRESS  IN  ENGLAND. 

Caxton  says  that  Cicero's  "De  Senectute"  and  "De  Amicitia"  were 
translated  into  French  by  the  command  of  Louis,  Duke  of  Bourbon, 
in  1405  by  Laurence  de  Premierfait,  a  celebrated  Translator  The 
French  Version  of  "The  Declamation  of  Noblesse,"  originally  written 
in  Latin  by  Bonaccursus  de  Montemagno,  was  made  by  John  Mielot, 
and  was  one  of  the  first  books  printed  by  Colard  Mansion  at  Bruges. 
The  English  Translation  of  De  Senectute  has  been  ascribed  by  Leland 
to  the  Earl  of  Worcester  and  to  Wyllym  of  Wyrcestre,  but  was  prob- 
ably made  by  Stephen  Scrope,  the  son-in-law^  of  Sir  John 
Fastolfe.  The  Translator  has  taken  Premierfait's  French  \'ersion 
for  his  text  and  has  produced  a  very  literal  translation.  The  English 
Version  of  "De  Amicitia"  and  "The  Declamation"  Caxton  Attributes 
to  the  Earl  of  Worcester,  who  later  on,  translated  Caesar's  Commen- 
taries. Twenty  Copies  of  the  Book  are  know^n  of  which  eight 
are  imperfect.     Preserved  in  one  of  Riviere's  finest  Solander  Cases. 

6j  %  me  5Sx?^  h)  ^10  mg  Mc  c%K»b2  «{^  age ; 

C§u^  mi»^  %  fedc  of  it^wfiPc  of  ot^  age  (t^n^ak^ 
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<$c  (am^un^mtcni  of  <^c  nc8^  mgwcc  ^^'^^0  ^uc  of 

Ca^^s)  h)  to  ^Bn^i^fy  ^i  t^^  p^^pr  fo^cc  mb^  xsuai 
xen<x  of  ftvn)  gwfign^  n)  6»  ol^»  age  <§c  ^ij  ^^  of  Q^w  z 

No.  53.     Caxton's  Cicero.     1481. 


40  GEORGE  D.  SMIIH.   517   FIFTH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 

34.  CICKRO,  MARCl'STULLIliS.  Sinoiiiinn.  Romanletter 
printed  in  three  eolunins  34  lines  to  a  full  paiie,  with  signatures 
but  no  eatehwords.  No  |)l;u't'  or  d.ilc  iMorcMicc  ahoul  14S.>), 
rUANClSdS  MATrHANTH'S.  \)v  (•..nipoiuMidis  (•;iniiinil)us 
(>l>u>('iiliiin;  Nicohii  Pendht  Syijonliiii  di"  iiriu'rihiis  nu'li-oriiin. 
Roman   letter,   lonii   lines,   38  to  a   pa^e,   with   Siiinatures. 

\  riiict".  Maximo  dr  Papi.i  14!)1.  "2  vols,  in  oiio.  4lo,  fine  old  red 
inoroeio.  deidelle  IjoicKms  oii  sides,  ^ill  (mIi^cs.  tooled  hack,  i'lorence 
1485.     Venice  14J)1.  .^-iToOO 

Two  snjierlalively  rare  works.  I'lie  First  is  unknown  to  Ilain  or 
Proctor,  the  other  is  also  nndeserihed  by  Proctor. 

FROM  THE  SECOND  PRESS  OF  LOUVAIN. 

55.  COLUMNA,  GUIDO  DE.  Ilistoria  Destructionis  Trojae. 
Got  hie  Letter  long  lines,  30  to  a  page,  with  signatures  but  no 
numeration,  large  ornamental  initial  on  first  page  painted  in 
blue  with  pen  ornamentation  in  red.  Rubricated  throughout. 

4to.  fine  oKl  Kniilish  red  nioroeeo,  dentelle  borders,  gilt  edges,  pre- 
served in  a  handsome  levant  Solander  Case.  No  place  or  date,  but 
Louvain.      Johan  of  Westi)halia.     1475.  $350.00 

A  celebraletl  Romance  written  in  P287  which  (iuido  asserts  to  be 
a  genuine  History  taken  from  Dictys  Cretensis.  The  author  accom- 
panied Edward  I  on  his  return  from  the  Crusades  to  England,  wliere 
he  j)rol)ably  wrote  this  work,  which  on  its  appearance  was  so  po])ular 
as  to  find  translators  into  almost  every  European  Language,  including 
one  into  English  by  the  Famous  Poet  Monk  of  Bury,  John  Lydgate. 
John  of  AVestphalia  the  jjrinter  of  the  Book  was  the  second  printer 
to  establish  a  press  at  Louvain  in  the  Low  Countries.  An  ingenious 
attempt  has  been  made  to  credit  the  Oxford  Press  of  Theodoric  Rood 
with  the  printing  of  the  Book.  Ijy  means  of  a  printed  Monogram  on 
the  last  page  of  the  text  in  this  Copy  and  the  Book  has  been  lettered 
on  the  back  "Oxon.      1480." 

RARE  EARLY  GREEK  AND  LATIN  LEXICON.     1483. 

56.  CRASTON,  JOANNES.  Lexicon  Graeco-Latinum  cum  praefa- 
tion<'  Boni  Accur>ii.  Roman  letter  double  columns,  44  lines  to  a 
page,  with  signatures  but  no  numeration.  Folio  fine  old  Eng- 
lish red  morocco  gilt,  gold  borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt  edges. 
^'ice^za.     Dionysius  Bertochus.      148.S.  $3^25.00 

First  Edition  of  this  rare  work  with  a  date.  Its  Compiler  Joannes 
Craston  of  the  Carmelite  Order  was  one  of  the  most  famous  of  the 
Early  Lexicographers.  He  edited  Lascaris  and  a  (ireek-Latin 
Psalter.  This  and  the  "\'ocabularius"  of  the  same  date  were  the 
first  Books  printed  ))y  Bertochus  at  his  own  press;  his  other  works 
were  all  printed  at  Venice,  Bologna,  Reggio  and  Modena. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  41 

A  RARE  JENSON  BOOK  IN  BEAUTIFUL  BINDING. 

57.  CORNELIUS,  NEPOS.  Aemilii  Prolyl  Mri  Clarissimi  de  Mta 
Excellent ium  Liber.  Roman  Characters  31  and  32  long  lines  to 
the  page  on  52  unnumbered  leaves  without  Signatures  or 
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Folio,  English  straight-grained  green  morocco,  with  wide  blind-tooled 
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1471. 

58.  CYPRIAN,  SAINT.  Epistolae  et  Opuscula,  ex  recensione  Jo. 
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borders,  gilt  edges.     Rome.     C.  Swevnhevm  and  A.  Pannartz.     1471. 

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Carthage  in  Africa  and  suffered  Martyrdom  in  A.  1).  '^.jS. 
WITH  THE  ARMS  OF  MARCO  FOSCARI,  DOGE  OF  VENICE. 

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editi  cura  et  studio  Jac  Brixiani.  Roman  L  tter.  With  the  Initial 
Letters  throughout  in  gold  on  a  blue  ground,  and  with  elabo- 
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described  by  Brunei  as  liaN'iiig  sold  a  hnii(h<Ml  years  ago,  1809,  for 
250  francs. 


42  GF.ORCK  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVK..   NtW   YORK 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRINTING  PRESS  OF  FERRARA.     1471. 

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intuio  (lit  t audi.  Roman  letter,  lonii  lines,  25  to  a  pai>;e,  without 
marks,  tine  lariie  initial  on  first  paoje,  painted  in  blue  with 

elaborate  pen  ornamentation.  Ho.  old  red  morocco  willi  tooled 
liordcr^.  uill  cdu<'>.  in  fine  Sohiiidcr  Case.  FeiTiira.  Aiidrc  Bcaiil'orL 
U7I.  '  $450.00 

l'ir>(  Edition  with  a  date  and  exceed iiiii'ly  rare.  Tlu^  Second  l^ook 
|»riiite<l  at   j-'crrara.     S.-c  lllii->lr;iii(>ii  Ix-low. 

quoc{quum  bpc  diligeter  tenucris-.Ex  infi 
nito  poenc  baru  reru  numero  alia  qupdam 
non  minuf  utiliora  fedgrauiora  fubnedti. 
Quimobrcm  ut  tu  facis  cupidillimc  Ifaru 
rtudia  complc(ftcrc:&:  qu^  indies  afTequere 
ad  exercitacionem  accommoda.cf.  Vale. 


C'^^Sex  nonas  maius  o^ober  lulius  &c  mars. 
Quattuor  &  rcliquLtcnSC  idus  qlibet  o€io 
Indedies  reliquos  omnis  dicefTe  kalendas. 
Njmcn  fortiri  dcbent  a  menfe  fequenti , 
lunius  Aprilis  feptcmqi  noueqi  tncenos. 
Vnum  addis  relics. Viginti  tebruus  o(ilo 

^  Expliciut  clegatie  parue  domini  auguftini 
•  datbi  Sencnfis.  ImprplTc  icrraric  die  dccK 
manona  O<^obris. 

c:m.cccc.lxxi. 


g' 


ImprefTi  Andreas  hoc  op^:cui  fricia  nome 
^TVaddiC;at  ciuis  ferraricnfis  ego. 
rT^erculeo  felix  ferraria  tuta  manebat 
r"Numine:pcrfe(flus  cum  hbcr  ifte  fuit, 

Xo.  00.     ])atlius.     Fcrrara.      1471. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  43 

A  RARE  FIFTEENTH  CENTURY  FABLE  BOOK. 

61.  DIALOGUS  CREATURARUM  MORALIZATUS  onini  nia- 
terie  morali  jociindo  et  edificativo  modo  applicabilis.  Gothic  letter, 
double  column,  41  lines  to  the  page,  62  unnumbered  leaves. 
Initials  painted  in  red.  Folio,  red  levant  gilt,  gilt  top,  uncut, 
by  TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET.  Cologne.  Conrad  Winters  of  Hoem- 
borck.     1481.  $450.00 

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Centuries.  Superb  Copy  containing  many  uncut  leaves.  In 
the  fine  Yemeniz  Binding  and  with  his  Book  Label. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  BOLOGNA.     1472. 

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rum  libri  \T,  e  graeco  in  latinum  traducti  per  Fr.  Poggium ;  et  Cornelii 
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and  appropriate  Binding. 

The  History  of  Diodorus  who  was  contemporary  with  Julius 
Caesar  and  Augustus  comprehends  a  period  of  lli38  years,  besides 
the  time  preceding  the  Trojan  War,  and  is  carried  down  to  the  end 
of  Caesar's  Gallic  War. 

A  RARE  EARLY  ALDINE.     1499. 

63.  DIOSCORIDES.  IVdacii  Discoridis  Amabarzei  de  Materia 
medica  libri  sex.  De  Alexi])harmacis  et  Tlieriacis  Hl)ri  Ires,  se])iiuii, 
octavi,  et  nini  nomibus  insigniti.  Nicanch-i  C()l()j)h()nii  Tlieriaca  el 
Alexipharmacia,  cum  scholiis.  Title  and  text  entirely  in  Greek 
Characters,  but  with  Latin  preface  by  Aldus,  with  signatures 
but  no  numeration.  Folio,  old  red  morocco,  gill  wilJi  deiilelle 
borders,  full  tooled  back,  gilt  edges,  Venetiis,  apud  Aldum.      141)9. 

.%)00.()0 
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and  one  of  the  most  esteemed  of  the  First  Aldine  Productions. 
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posed  to  have  lived  in  Ihc  limes  of  (1(M)J);iI  i;i  ;iiid  for  1(1  ceiiliiries 
there  was  nothing  known  superior  to  this  woik  of  liis  on  llie  "Materia 
Medica." 


44  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547  FIFTH  AVE..  NEW  YORK 

TWO  R.\RE  GREEK  GRAMMARS. 

64.  ENCHIRIDIUM  GRAMMATICES.  In  hoc  Lihn.  hnrv  sunt. 
En.ltMU.ita  (  liri^oloi'ac.  \)v  Aiioinalis  \(M"l»is.  !)<>  rorinal ioiic  Icm- 
l)orimi  ( 'liaUoii(iill.io  TIuMlori  dc  (  Oiislriiclioiu'.  IIcM'odiani  (UmmicIc- 
ticis.  v^'ontontiat*  unius  canniiiis  (>\  dixcrsis  jxx'lis.  Caloiiis 
Hoiiiani  Sontriiliao  (|uar  Iransliilil  c\  lalina  xoce  in  iiraccaiii  lin.miam 
inaximus  inoiiaclius  ])lami(lcs.  himo,  sinni)lu()usly  hound  in  dark 
l)lue  straiijlit  grained  morocco,  with  rich  i>()ld  I)()rders  on  sides,  l)ack 
covered  will)  iiold  (h)t  toohiiii',  rose  silk  hninii's  and  flyleaves,  ^ill 
edues.  l)y  Courtcval  wilh  his  Ticket.  Florence.  Pliilij)  -lunla. 
l.Vld.       '  $7.5.00 

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"Lilier  de  Rudinientis  (Iraecaruni  l>iteraruni."  Tuhiniien  (1.51()). 
(iaza's  (iramniar  was  in  universal  ust^  at  the  beginning  of  the  Kith 
Century. 

A  MAGNIFICENT  SPECIMEN  OF  ALDINE  GREEK 
PRINTING.     1499. 

65.  EPISTOLARUM  GRAECARUM  COLLECTIO.  Epistolae 
I5asilii  niagni.  Lihanii  Rheloris.  Chionis  Platonici,  Aechinis  et  Iso- 
cratis  oratoruni.  Phalaridis  tyranni,  Bruti  Roniani,  A})olonii  Tyanen- 
sis,  Juliani  Apostatae;  F^pistolae  diversoruni  Phil()so})horuni  oratoruni, 
rhetorum  sex  et  viginti.  Printed  in  small  Greek  cursive  Charac- 
ters, with  head  titles  in  Capitals,  long  lines,  26  to  a  page  with 
with  signatures  but  no  numeration,  ^i  jKirts  in  1  vol.  4to,  old 
red  morocco  gilt,  elaborate  dentelle  })orders  on  sides,  tooled  hack,  gilt 
edges.     Venetiis,  apud  Aldum.      1499.  $17,5.00 

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"Epistolae  Basilii  Magni"  etc.,  and  the  second  "Epistolae 
diversorum  philosophorum,"  with  a  list  of  the  Authors  including 
Plato,  Denio.>thenes,  Ilijijjocrates,  Diogenes,  Procopius  and  '-21  others. 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  CONTAINING  GEOMETRICAL  FIGURES. 

1482. 

66.  EUCLID.  Preclarissimus  liher  Elementorum  Euclidis  per- 
.spicacissimi  in  artem  (ieometriae  incipit  c|uam  foelicissime.  Printed 
in  two  sizes  of  Gothic  Letter.  Heading  of  First  page  printed 
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numerous  large  and  small  woodcut  initials  and  numerous 
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of  7  vari-colored  leathers  excjuisitelv  gold  tooled;  white  vellum  linings 
and  flvleaves.  gilt  edges  hv  LEON  MAILLARD  OF  THE  CLUB 
BINDERY.     Venice.     Erhardt  Ratdolt.     148^2.  $600.00 

THE  FIRST  EDITION  OF  EUCLID  and  a  Book  of  Supreme 


45 


m 


1(i>Jcclanllimii0  libcrcloncntoium  /Euclidis  pcrlpi/ 

MCilTuTil  m  anon  i&cometjnc  iiKipit  qu^foelicillimc:  Dc  pnnnpij j  p (<  nociB;^  pnio oi  oirtini 

C(iKtus  c11  cuiua  ts  110  dl.G  Ziiica  eft    iionibus aranikm. 
lojimdo  fine  latmidmcciii''(:iuidcc):/ 
rrcmitates  It  ouo  piiita.  C2inea  recta  ■"«> 

c  ab  vno  pucto  ad  aim  bicuilTiina  c%ti/  ' ' 

lioi  ejtrcmitatcsfuasvtruqieofrcd  pummi 

fioui.CSuplictee  c  q  logitudmc  1 1an 

fc  r I'-^'^wijC^^^S  mdiric  nil  b):cui"\ernii  quidc  fut  liiice. 

k'^^f 'St^Sl  CSupfu-ico  plana  c  ab  vn a  linca  ad  a/ 

ii  I  Yii^J^^^  li.icrtclic  icrtTCniitatcoliiaprciipicc 

r  V— S?ii*  v^^  canupiiluo  planus  c  Duaru  luicaru  al/ 


hcic  applicaiioq^no  oirccta.  CiQuadoautangulun?  pririct  Pi:c 
lincc rcac ratilmc" angulue noiar.  fl  jClii  rccu  liiicj  lup rccii 
Itcrcrit  ^uoq•.  an^uli  vtrobiqi  hicrit  eqlcs  cor  via  q;,  rtcfait 
O  >liricjqi  lincc  llipnat'  a  cm  lupfrat  ppciidicularis  \\x at.Gan 
jiiilni-.  vo qui  recto maioJ  i  obtuluti Dicit.Caiia;ul'Vo  nnno:  re 
itoJci:i"jppcllar.CXcnnin'\-qovrniilciiiulqihn  li-.O-i'ijura 
c qtiiiuio vltcrniis r-'nricf .C<i;iriul''c h^iira planayna qdaij  li. 
nca  ptcta;  qcirci'ifcTcriti  J  noiahiu  curticdio  piitf  c :  a  quo'oi'i^ 
Imtc rcctc  ad circufCTciia eieutes libiiukL-^liit  cquakv..  1 1  bic 
qukii-  pilcfVarti  cfrciih  o:.'GOianiacTcirculi  c  linca  recta  que 
lup  crVoitr  tralioie  CTtrcTnitatelq-,  I'uas  circiitCTCtic  applicans 
circulu  iwi'o media  oiuiditCe-'c-mkirculuocfisura plana  oia/ 
inctrocirculi':mcdiciaiecirculeraitic?tciita.Q1p..o;tiociicu/ 
li  c  figiira  plana  recta  Imea  •;  parte  circiifcrctic  ?tcia;  Icmicircu  / 
loqmdcautniaio2autniino:.OlRecnlineefi5urcliitqrectii-li/ 
iicic-  cotincnf  qiiarii  quci'i  trilatcre  q  trib'Vecnei  linao;  qucdi 
qujiinlatercq  qrno: recti? Inieio.qdiniltilatCTC  que  pluribuo 
quiujtuo:rectislineisconnriciif.U5'ibnrjrutritjterarii:alia 
elt  tua^^^ulu^;b^l6tTlalateraequalla. alia  tnanijulufi DUO biu^ 
ecilial.itcra  aiiatrian^vilnotmi  mequalmnilaciTU.  llJariieiu 
.ilia  ell onboijoniu.^'iuil  rcccuni an^ulum  babctie-.aiia c am ' 
bli^onuini  aliquciii  obnilurii  jii^uli'nibabcnij.aiiaillojrisjom 
iiiir,iiiqn.itrei^jnaiililuntJCUii"o-|(i5uraruautcqu.idrilattTa? 
alia  cit lidr Jtuiii  quod  el1  cqiiilattTii  atqucctan j;uiri .  'alia  elt 
tctraiwn'"lon5":ci ell  figiir a  reaaiujula :  led  eqniLucrj  non  ell. 
aiia'cll  beliiruaYin  i  que  ell  equil atera  •  led  rectaiiaula  iioii  et>. 


No.  66.     Euclid.     Venice.     148^2. 


Interest,  being  the  Earliest  Printed  Work  in  whieh  continuous 
Geometrical  Figures  occur  in  anj^  Quantity  and  printed  with  such 
Care  and  Ingenuity.  Many  of  the  Figures  are  composed  from 
lines  and  rules,  but  a  very  large  number  are  delicate  wood 
engravings.  The  Enormous  Labour  attending  such  a  task  is  dwelt 
upon  at  length  by  Ratdolt  in  his  Scholarly  Dedication  to  the  Doge 
John  Mocenico,  professing  his  wonder  that  amid  the  great  (|uantity 
of  Old  and  New  Books  that  were  daily  being  j)ubh"shed  in  the  Doge's 
"fortunate  and  prepotent  City"  so  little  had  been  done  for  the 
Study  of  Mathematics,  but  supposes  thai  it  arose  from  the  diflicully 
of  printing  the  necessary  Diagrams  with  the  Text. 

Ratdolt  printed  in  Venice  from  1470  to  14<S()  and  in  Augsbourg 
from  1486  to  151.5  and  during  his  Forly  "S'eai-s  CarcHM-  seems  to  have 
been  one  of  the  most  Imhislrious  ol'  all  the  Farb'  FrinlcM-s. 

THE  PERFECT  CONDITION  OF  THE  XOLIME  ITSELF 
AND  THE  MAGNIFICENT  BINDING,  WHK  H  CONTAINS 
IT,  RENDER  IT  THE  MOST  DESIRABLE  COPY  THAT  CAN 

EVER  BE  OFFERED  FOR  SALE.  See  Illustralion  al.ove  and  of  Mind- 
ing on  page  46. 


4b 


GtORCt  D.  SMITH.   547   I  II  IH  A\  I  .,   NKW   YORK 


No.  06.     p'irst   PMition  of  Euclid.     1482. 
Mosaif   Hindin;;  bv  Leon  Mailhird. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  47 

FIRST  COMPLETE  EDITION  OF  EURIPIDES. 

67.  EURIPIDES.  Euripides  Tragediae  septemdecim,  ex  qiiibus 
quaedam  habent  commentaria.  Et  sunt  hae.  Hecuba,  Orestes, 
Phenissae,  Medea,  Hippolytus,  Alcestis,  Andromache,  Supplices, 
Iphigenia,  Aulide,  Iphigenia  in  Tauris,  Rhesus,  Troades,  Bacchae, 
Cyclops,  HeracHdae,  Helena,  Ion.  2  vols,  small  8vo,  olive  brown 
levant,  with  Aldine  Device  and  Aldine  Fleurons  on  sides  and  in 
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68.  EUSEBIUS  PAMPHILUS.  Historia  Ecclesiastica,  per  Rufi- 
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34  to  a  page,  without  signatures  or  numeration,  but  with 
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capitals  painted  in  red  and  blue  alternately.  Folio,  old  red 
morocco  gilt,  borders  on  sides,  gilt  edges.  Mantua.  Johan  Scliall. 
1479.  $^200.00 

In  the  rhymed  Colophon  to  the  Work  Johan  Schall  the  Printer  is 
also  described  as  a  Physician.  Specimens  from  his  Press  are  remark- 
ably scarce. 

Eusebius  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  of  the  Early  Christian 
Writers  and  is  sujiposed  to  have  been  born  in  Caesarea  in  Palestine 
about  the  year  204.  He  became  a  favorite  of  the  Emperor  Constan- 
tine  whose  life  he  wrote.  His  Ecclesiastical  History  relates  the 
progress  of  the  Church  from  the  Origin  of  Chrislianily  down  to  A.  D. 
324  the  year  before  the  Triumph  ol'  the  (1un-cli  over  Arianism. 

FIRST    EDITION    OF    THE    HISTORY    OF    ROME.      1471. 

69.  EUTROPIUS,  FLAVIUS.  Incipit  Eutropii  Ilistoriograi)hus 
et  post  cum  Paulus  Diacon;  de  historiis  italice  provincie  ac  Romano- 
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other  ornamental  capitals,  in  gold  and  colours.  Folio  old  red 
morocco  gilt,  tooled  l)ack,  gilt  edges.      Rome.     George  Lauer,  1471. 

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from  tlic  old  (Jrcck  and  l.alin  jkhMs  and  was  nmcli  used  as  a  Reference 
^Vork  1)V  StudenU  of  llie  l"'ifleenlli  and  earlv  Sixteenth  Centuricvs. 

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THE  FIRST  BOOK  FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  MILAN. 

1471. 

72.  FESTUS,  SEXTUS  POMPONIUS.  De  Verborum  signi- 
ficatione  lil)er.  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  31  to  the  page,  with- 
out marks,  blanks  left  for  insertion  of  Greek  passages  which 
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August  3rd  and  Pomj^onius  Mela  in  Octol)er  following.  He  was  the 
first  printer  to  use  the  di])thongs  oe  and  ae  for  wliich  the  oilier  printers 
used  the  simple  e.  This  excessively  Rare  \\ork  "On  the  Significa- 
tion of  Words"  is  one  of  the  most  useful  we  possess  for  acquiring 
an  accurate  knowledge  of  the  Latin  Tongue.  The  Book  commences 
at  the  Letter  A  without  any  form  of  title  whatsoever  and  continues 
to  its  end  at  the  word  "Vernifera." 

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73.  FORMA  CONFESSIONALIS.     Pateat   universis  i)resentes 

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cruciate  p  sactissimi  in  xpo  pret  et  dnm  nrm  dnn  Sixtu  diuina  puidetia 
papa  quartu  ordinatum  debitam  fecerit  otributione.  Quapropter 
auctoritate  prefati  domini  nostri  ppe  ptate  sit  eligendi  sibi  confesso- 
rem  prespiterum  ydoneum  religiosum  vel  seculare.  qui  audita  dili- 
genter  eius  ofessione  absolvere  eum  possit  auctoritate  pdicta  ab  omib 
comissis  per  eum  excessibus  et  peccatis  quibuslibet  quantumcuq 
enormibus.     Etia  si  talia   forent  ppter sedes  apostoliea  esset 


Forma  Confessionalis — Continued.  ^^ 

cosulenda.  Et  a  censuris  et  penis  ac  excoicationibus  onmbus.  A 
iure  vel  p  statuta  quecuq  pmulgatis  et  seda  applice  reseruatis  semel 

dumtaxat.     A  non  reseruatis  vere  eidem totiens  quotiens  id 

petierit.  Ac  semel  in  vita  et  in  mortis  articulo  plenaria  omnium 
peccato  suorum  indulgent ia  et  remissionem  impendere.  Non  obsta- 
tibus  quibuscuq  reservationibus  a  pfato  pontifice.  vel  eius  prede- 
cessoribus  factis  prout  in  bulla  data  M.CCC.LXXX  pridie  nonas 
decebris  pontificat  eiusdem  anno  decimo  plenius  continetur.  In  cui 
rei  fidem  et  testimoniu  Ego  frater  Petr  Gardian  &  pdicator  ouet 
monacen.  ordinis  mino  rum  subcommissarius  eiusdem  sanctissimi 
dni  nostri.  Sixti  pape  quarti  super  prefato  negocio  deputatus  pre- 
setes  litteras  fieri  feci.  Et  sigilli  cruciate  impressione  muniri.  Anno 
domini.  M.CCC.LXXXIL  die"  (Here  follows  a  blank  space  for 
the  date  to  be  filled  in  in  MS.  This  occupies  fourteen  lines,  and 
beneath  follows)  FORMA  ABSOLUTIONIS.  10^  in.  by  6^  in. 
bound  in  crushed  blue  morocco  gilt,  inside  dentelles,     Munich.     1482, 

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The  whole  occupies  23  lines,  and  is  entirelj^  engraved  on  wood  and 
printed  on  paper.  There  are  some  lacunae,  which  are  indicated  by 
dots.  It  was  no  doubt  printed  at  Munich,  where  letterpress  printing 
was  not  introduced  till  quite  the  end  of  the  century.  Indulgences 
in  the  Early  Church  were  the  moderation  of  Ecclesiastical  Punish- 
ment. The  Papal  Systems  for  the  absolute  Pardon  of  sin,  commenced 
by  Leo  III  about  the  year  800,  w^ere  granted  in  the  11th  (^entury  by 
Gregory  \TI  and  by  Urban  II,  and  by  others,  in  the  12th  Century  as 
Rewards  to  the  Crusaders.  Clement  V  was  the  first  Pope  who  made 
public  sale  of  Indulgences  in  1313.  In  1517  Leo  X  published  General 
Indulgences  throughout  Europe,  and  the  Resistance  to  them  led  to 
the  Reformation. 

UNIQUE  VELLUM  COPY  OF  A  FAMOUS  FRENCH 

CHRONICLE. 

74.  GAGUIN,  ROBERT.  Compendium  Roberti  Gaguini  super 
Francorum  Gestis.  Roman  Characters,  45  long  lines  to  the  page, 
with  signatures.  Every  line  ruled  in  red  throughout.  Full 
page  Woodcut  Title  with  the  Arms  of  France  and  the  Arms  of 
the  Provinces,  full  length  figures  of  St.  Denis  and  St.  Remy, 
Kerver's  fine  printer's  Device  at  end  and  numerous  Large  and 
Small  Initial  Letters  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors.  Small 
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ONE  OF  THE  MOST  MAGNIFICENTLY  VELLUM  PRINTED 
VOLUMES  EVER  ISSUED  BY  ANY  FRENCH  PRESS.  The 
only  other  Vellum  Copy  extant  is  in  the  possession  of  the  National 
Library  in  Paris.  From  the  Firmin  Didot  and  other  noted  Collector's 
Libraries. 


50  CF.ORGK  D.  SMIIH.  517   FIFTH  AVK..   NKW   YORK 

DR.  PFA  TINGER  S  COPY  OF  A  RARE  OLD  MEDICAL.     149L 

75.  GAZI,  ANTONIO,  ("oroiia  Morida  Mcdicinac;  si\c  (\m- 
sorvatii)  Saiiitalis.  Printed  in  Roman  Letter,  double  eolumns, 
no  numeration  but  witb  siiinatures.  On  first  paiic  of  Text  is 
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pen  flourishes.  Folio,  ivd  morocco  aiiti(iue,  j^ilt  edges.  \'cnetiis 
Johannes  dv  Forlivio  et  (irogorius  FValros.     1491.  $225.00 

First  Edition  of  this  very  Rare  Early  Medical  Work.  On  the 
Illumination  on  first  ])aiic  is  written  the  Contemporary  Autograph  of 
DU.  CONRAD  PErTlNCiER,  the  famous  German  Antiquarian  and 
Friend  of  Aldus.  On  the  other  side  of  the  Central  Figure  is  the 
Autograph  Signature  of  :\rARGARETTA  WELSERIN  presumably 
the  i)octor's  Wife,  and  a  relation  of  Marco  Welser  the  German 
Historian  and  Statesman. 

THE  SHIP  OF  FOOLS  WITH  FINE  WOODCUTS. 

76.  GEILER  VON  KAYSERBERG.  Nauicula  sine  Speculum 
F'atuorum  in  sermones  iuxtra  turmarum  seriem  diusa:  suis  figuris  iam 
insignita,  a  Jacobo  Othero  diligenter  collecta.  GOTHIC  LETTER. 
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graphic  inscriptions,  one  bearing  the  date  1494.  4to,  old  red 
morocco  gilt,  blind  tooled  centre  ornaments,  blue  silk  linings,  gilt 
edges.     Argentorati.      1511.  $125.00 

F'irst  Edition  of  these  extraordinary  Sermons  preached  in  1494-8 
by  .lolian  Geyler,  of  Keyserberg,  a  whimsical  priest  who  had  much  of 
the  Humor  of  Rabelais  and  Swift.  He  turned  the  Matter  of  the 
Shij)  of  FVjols  into  Homilies  no  less  satirical  than  the  original  Book 
and  ifinitely  more  curious  considering  their  application.  The  print- 
er's name  is  not  given  but  he  is  supposed  to  have  been  Mathias 
Hui)fufi.     SI  PERB  COPY. 

FROM  THE  PRESS  OF  THE  FIRST  COLOGNE  PRINTER. 

77.  GERSON,  JOHANNES.  Opu.sculum  tripartitum  de  prae- 
ccj)ti>  Decalogi  de  coni'essione  et  de  Arte  moriendi.  GOTHIC 
LETTER,  Long  lines,  27  to  the  page  without  Signatures, 
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tooled  on  sides  and  l)ack,  rough  edges  by  THE  CLUB  BINDERY. 
(Cologne.     Ulrich  Zell  about  1408.)  $250.00 

An  extremely  curious  work  on  the  Use  and  Modes  of  Confession 
Ulrich  Zell  started  the  first  Printing  Press  of  Cologne  about  1465- 
1400.  A  Very  beautiful  and  most  desirable  specimen  of  the  Earliest 
•German  Typography.  The  Author  was  Chancellor  of  the  University 
of  Paris  and  died  in  1429. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS 


51 


FROM  THE   FIRST   PRINTING   PRESS  OF   NUREMBERG. 

1470. 

78.  GERSON,  JOHANNES.  De  Spiritualihus  Niiptiis.  Opus- 
culiim  super  Cantica  Canticorum.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  37 
to  the  page,  without  numeration,  signatures  or  catchwords, 
large  Initial  Letters  Painted  in  red  and  blue  alternately,  last 
leaf  blank.  Folio,  dark  brown  crushed  levant,  with  very  beautifully 
blind  tooled  small  compartments  on  sides,  each  containing  a  small 
gold  Rose;  doublure  of  olive  brown  levant,  with  rich  gilt  borders,  silk 
flowered  flyleaves,  rough  edges  gilt  by  THE  CLUB  BINDERY. 
Nuremberg.     Johan  Sensenschmidt.     1470.  $1000.00 

If  not  THE  FIRST  Book  printed  at  Nuremberg,  certainly  one  of 
the  first  few  there  printed,  1470  being  the  date  of  the  earliest 
Nuremberg  book  known.  Magnificent  Copy  in  a  Magnificent 
Binding.      See  Illustration  below. 


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Xo.   7J).     Caxton's  Polvchronicon.      148'2. 


CAXTON'S  POLYCHRONICON.     1482.  ss 

79.  HIGDEN,  RALPH.  Polychroiiicoii.  (Translated  out  of 
Latin  into  English  l)y  John  of  Treves;  Jind  conthiiied  by  William 
Caxton.)  Black  letter,  long  lines,  40  to  the  page  with  signa- 
tures and  numeration,  rubricated  and  with  Capitals  crudely 
painted  in  red,  lacks  62  leaves  to  be  complete.  Small  folio,  old 
English  red  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  borders  on  side,  gilt  edges,  no  place 
or  date,  but  Westminster.     William  Caxton.     1482.  $3700 .  00 

THIS  EXTREMELY  RARE  PRODUCTION  OF  CAXTON'S 
PRESS  IS  THE  FIRST  EDITION  OF  THE  POLYCHRONICON 
IN  ENGLISH  AND  A  SPLENDID  EXAMPLE  OF  THE  EXCEL- 
LENCY OF  TYPOGRAPHICAL  PERFECTION  ATTAINED  BY 
HIS  PRESS.  Of  the  29  copies  enumerated  by  Blades  all  but  5  are 
imperfect,  some  being  fragments  only.  In  the  fine  wide  margins  are 
many  interesting  MS  Notes  in  a  nearly  contemj)orary  hand.  See 
Illustration  below  and  on  opposite  page. 


No.  71).     IliK'lt'ii-     ("axtoii.      I  tH--^. 
Old    Knylisli    Morocco    BiiKliii;^. 


S4  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE.,  NEW   YORK 

FROiM  THE  PRESS  OF  HARLEM'S  FIRST  PRINTER. 

80.  GLANVIL,  BARTHOLOMEW  DE.  Do  ri()i)rielalibus 
Hcnini.  Dutch  Toxl  in  Black  Letter,  double  columns,  40  lines 
to  the  paiie,  with  signatures.  With  11  full  pa^e  and  very 
quaint  woodcuts  of  the  Supreme  Beini];,  Devils,  Birds,  Fishes, 
the  Seasons,  etc.  Folio,  hrown  k'\nnl.  uold  |)aiu'll('(l  sides,  with 
l.hiul  tooK'd  oiiKimonts,  -ill  c(l-os  hv  THE  ilAU  BINDERY. 
Haarlom.         .lac-oh  BolhuM't.      14S.5.  $750.00 

(Iraiid  ('<»py  of  this  curious  Mediaeval  Encycloj)edia  of  Medicine, 
riiilosojihy.  Natural  History,  (iod.  Nature  of  Metals  and  Plants,  etc. 
Accordinii  to  Wynkyn  de  Worde  who  published  an  English 
translation,  the  first  Edition  was  printed  by  WILLIAM 
CAXTON  in  Cologne,  about  1470.  Formerly  in  the  C'rawford 
Lil)rar\  . 

81.  GREGORIUS  MAGNUS,  SAINT.  Moralia  in  Job. 
Gothic  letter,  preface  and  Table  in  Roman  letter,  printed  in 
double  columns,  55-56  to  a  page  without  marks.  Folio,  Old 
Knyhsh  red  niorocco  ^ilt,  tooled  borders,  gilt  edges  in  levant  case. 
Honic.     Simon  de  Luca.     147o.  $200.00 

A  rare  and  fine  sj^ecimen  of  Early  printing  from  the  press  of  Simon 
de  Luca  who  in  1471  was  a  partner  of  Ulrich  Halm's,  the  second 
Printer  at  Rome. 

82.  HOMELIARUS  DOCTORUM  super  Evangelia.  Home- 
hae  et  Postillae  Doctoruni  de  Tempore  et  de  Sanctis  per  totium 
annum.  Printed  in  Gothic  Letter,  double  columns,  47  lines 
to  the  column,  without  numeration,  signatures  or  catchwords. 
Large  pen  drawn  Initial  painted  in  carmine  and  blue  on  first 
page  and  all  the  large  Initials  painted  in  red  throughout. 
F()h(j,  l)rown  i)igskin  with  elaborate  l^lind  tooled  comj)artments  on 
>ides,  blind  tooled  })ack,  gray  silk  linings  and  flvleaves,  old  red  edges, 
by  THE  CLUB  BINDERY.     Cologne  about  1475.  $350 .  00 

An  exceedingly  rare  Work  and  a  splendid  specimen  of  Early 
Printing.  The  Printer  is  unknown  but  the  Book  comes  from  the 
same  press  as  the  Sarum  Breviary.  Laid  in  is  a  Manuscript  Index 
written  on  4  pages  by  a  former  owner,  a  Franciscan  Friar,  in  lOOO. 

SOLOMON'S  SONG  OF  SONGS.     COLOGNE.     1477. 

83.  HONORIUS,  AUGUSTODUNENSIS.  Solemnis  et  devota 
Expositio  in  librum  Salomonis  qui  dicitur  CANTICA  CANTICO- 
RLM.  Printed  in  Gothic  Letter,  double  columns,  34  lines  to 
the  column,  without  numeration  but  with  signatures,  Initial 
Letters  printed  in  red  and  blue  alternately.  Small  4to,  half 
red  levant,  rough  edges.  No  Printer's  Name,  Place  or  Date,  but 
Cologne.     Johan  Guldenschaff.     About  1477.  $50.00 

An  exceedingly  Rare  Edition  of  this  Curious  Work  written  by 
Honorius  of  Autun  in  the  Twelfth  Century.  A  very  attractive 
specimen  of  Early  Cologne  Printing. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  55 

A  RARE  PAPAL  LETTER 

OF 

INDULGENCE  ON  VELLUM. 

84.  INDULGENCE.  Raymundus  miseratioe  diiiina  Tituli 
sancte  marie  noue.  sancte  Romane  ecclesie  psbyter  Cardinalis  Gur- 
censis;  ad  vniuersam  Germania :  Daciam:  Suetia:  NorwegiarFrisiam, 
Prussia:  oesq  et  singulas  ilia  puincias:  ciuitates:terras  et  loca:  eua 
sacro  Romano  impio  in  ipsa  Germania  subiecta  eis  adiacetia  aplice 
sedis  de  latere  legatus  Universis  singulis  psentes  Iras  inspect uris 
salutem  in  dno.  Notu  facimus  sanctissim  in  xpo  pater  et  dns  noster 
dns  Alexander  diuina  puidentia  papa  sextus  et  modernus.  Concessit 
oibus  et  singulis  vtriusq  sexus  xpi  fidelibus.  p  tuitoe  orthodoxe 
fidei  cotra  Thurcos  eiusde  fidei  inimicos  iusta  ordinatione  nostra  man 
adiutrices  porrigetib  pier  Jubileum  et  alias  indulgetias:  gras  et  facul- 

tates Datu  sub  sigillo  nostro  as  hoc  ordinato  die mensis 

Anno  dni  M.  CCCCC.  ij.  (Then  follow  the  forms  of  the  Abso- 
lution.) A  Broadside  in  Gothic  letters,  printed  on  vellum. 
Small  4to,  fine  old  blue  morocco.     1502.  $350 .  00 

This  Rare  Broadside  consists  of  twenty-nine  lines,  and  measures 
5^  in.  by  l}/2  in.  The  name  and  date  of  the  month  are  left  blank, 
that  they  may  be  filled  in  manuscript. 

A  Singularly  Interesting  Monument  of  Religious  History, 
issued  during  the  Pontificate  of  the  Monstrous  RODERIC  BORCilA, 
known  as  Alexander  the  Sixth,  who  shortly  afterwards  was  poisoned 
at  a  Feast  by  drinking  of  a  Bowl  he  had  prepared  for  one  of  his 
Guests.  Indulgences,  the  papal  system  for  the  Absolute  Pardon  of 
Sin  were  commenced  by  Leo  III  about  the  year  800.  In  the  twelfth 
Century  they  were  granted  as  Rewards  to  the  Crusaders.  In  1313 
Clement  V  was  the  first  Pope  to  make  them  a  matter  of  public  sale. 
In  the  early  part  of  the  16th  Century  Leo  X  published  general 
Indulgences  throughout  Eiu'ope  and  the  Resistance  to  them  led  to 
the  Reformation.  By  the  terms  of  this  Miraculous  Document 
the  purchaser  could  choose  his  own  Confessor,  to  whom  was 
given  the  power,  after  hearing  the  Confession,  to  absolve  him 
from  all  Sin,  however  enormous,  and  grant  him  full  remission 
during  Life  and  again  at  Death.  The  Form  of  the  Absolution 
which  follows  after  the  Confession  was  clearly  intended  to  be 
pronounced  by  the  pardoner  so  that  the  purchaser  of  the 
Indulgence  could  be  absolved  from  the  most  serious  Crimes 
within  a  few  minutes  after  its  price  had  been  paid. 


56  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.   547   FIFTH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 

RARE  EARLY  ASTRONOMICAL  WITH  BEAUTIFUL  CUTS. 

1485. 

85.  H\'CiINl'S,  C.  J.  l*(»<>li(()ii  AslroiKHiiicoii.  Roman  letter 
loiiLi  lines,  32  to  the  paiie,  with  signatures  but  no  numeration. 
Illustrated  with  48  finely  engraved  and  eurious  woodcuts  of 
the  siiins  of  the  Zodiac,  Planets  and  Constellations  including 
a  full  paiie  cut  of  the  Globe  and  numerous  fine  woodcut  initials 
4tn.  iinc  old  vcil  iiiorocco  L;ilL  (Iciitcllc  hordci's.  tooled  i)ack,  ^ill  cducs, 
\tMii(v.      Krhnrdt  Katdoll.      14S.>.  $2':>.5 .  00 

\  ory  Hue  C()i)y  ol  a  J^are  and  Curious  Work.  Tlie  Pooticon 
Astronoiuicon  is  wriltcn  in  Proso  and  consists  of  four  J5ooks  hcinc: 
partly  Astronomical  and  Mallionialical,  i)arlly  ^Nlylliolo^ical  and 
Pliiloso|)lii('al  in  its  Character,  since  it  gives  the  Origin  of  the  Catas- 
terisnis  according  to  the  Legends  of  tlie  Poets. 

\  ELLUM  COPY  FROM  THE  PRESS  OF  GUTENBERG'S 

PARTNER.     1470. 

86.  JEROME,  SAINT.  Episiolaeet  tractatus  Sancti  Hieronyini. 
Laro;e  Gothic  letters  in  red  and  black,  double  columns,  without 
Numeration,  Sionatures  or  Catchwords.  MAGNIFICENTLY 
PRINTED  ON  VELLUM  THROUGHOUT.  2  vols,  in  one.  Tall 
folio,  original  hinding  of  oak  hoards  covered  with  stamped  ]>igskin 
witli  clasj)s.      ?kl:iinlz.      Peter  Schoeffer.      1470.  -t'-^OOO .  00 

A  maonificent  Specimen  of  Vellum  printing  from  the  Press 
of  the  third  Printer  in  the  World.  The  Text  was  edited  l)y  the 
famous  Doctor  of  Law  JcjJianncs  Andreae.  Books  on  Vellum  from 
the  First  Printing  Presses  of  Europe  are  now  of  the  highest  Rarity 
and  \'aluc,  most  of  them  having  heen  locked  up  in  the  Great  National 
Collect  ion>;  for  many  years  hack. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  ULM. 

87.  JERCME,  SAINT.  \'ilae  Sanctorum  Patrum.  Gothic 
character,  40-41  lines  to  the  page,  without  signatures  and 
catchwords.  I'olio.  contcmj)orary  hinding  in  wooden  boards  and 
half  jtigskin.      I'Im.     Johann  Zainer  about  1478.  $'200.00 

A  (irand  Specimen  from  Zainer's  Press.  FT^O:\I  THE  LIBRARY' 
OF  WILLI A:M  :\10I{H1S.  with  his  hook-lahel,  and  an  A.  L.  S.  from 
him  inserted,  dated  Fchi-uary  2.'3,  1891,  referring  to  the  (ierman  edi- 
tion of  this  book.  It  also  contains  the  manuscript  catalogue  slip  of 
his  library  at  Kelmscoti  House,  Hammersmith. 

THE  LEGEND  OF  BARLAM  AND  JOSAPHAT.     1476. 

88.  JOHANNES  DAMASCENUS.  lncii)it  liber  gestorum  Bar- 
laam  et  Jo.>a]>liat  .ser\(jrum  dei,  grcco  sermonc  editus  a  Johanne 
Damasceno  vero  .sancto  et  erudito.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  29 
to  the  page,  no  marks  but  with  signatures  in  contemporary 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  j57 

Johannes  Damascenus — Continued. 

MS.  Initials  painted  in  red.  Small  4to,  fine  old  blue  morocco 
extra,  gilt  edges  by  J.  Clarke.  Without  place,  date  or  Printer's 
name,  but  Strassburg.     H.  Eggesteyn  about  1476.  $250.00 

According  to  Brunet  jjrobably  the  Earliest  Edition  known  of  this 
Mystic  Romance  the  authorship  of  which  has  been  attributed  to  the 
Famous  Father  of  the  Church,  Saint  John  of  Damascus.  It  has  been 
translated  into  nearl}^  every  language  of  the  World,  even  Tagalo. 

FROM  THE  PRESS  OF  THE  FIRST  ITALIAN  PRINTER.    1475. 

89.  JOSEPHUS,  FLAVIUS.  De  Bello  Judaico  Libri  VII,  ex 
recognitione  B.  Platyne.  Printed  in  Roman  Letters,  long  lines, 
33  to  the  page,  without  marks,  a  large  ornamental  Initial  on 
first  page  painted  in  gold  and  colors.  Coat  of  Arms  emblazoned 
in  lower  margin,  with  scroll  ornamentation.  Folio,  old  red 
morocco,  gilt  edges.     Rome.     Arnold  Pannartz.     1475.  $450.00 

A  Ijeautiful  specimen  of  Early  Printing  in  which  Pannartz  used 
much  smaller  types  than  when  he  was  in  partnership  \\itli  Conrad 
Sweynheym.     Very  rare. 

Flavins  Josephus  the  celebrated  Jewish  Historian  was  born  in 
Jerusalem  of  a  priestly  Family  about  A.  D.  37.  In  the  revolt  against 
Titus  and  Vespasion  he  held  various  commands.  Only  Jose])lius  and 
one  other  escaped  the  Slaughter  of  the  Jews  by  the  Roman  Soldiery. 

EDITIO   PRINCEPS   OF   THE   HISTORIAN   JUSTINUS. 

1470. 

90.  JUSTINUS.  Justini  Historici  in  Pompeii  Trogi  Historias 
libri  XLIV.  Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  30  to  the  pages,  without 
marks  and  with  many  contemporary  manuscript  notes  in  the 
margins.  Small  folio,  very  fine  old  Russia,  richly  gill  on  sides  and 
back.     Venice.     Nicolas  Jenson.      1470.  $550  00 

First  Edition  of  this  famous  Autlior.  Described  by  Dilxlin  as 
a  "rare  and  very  beautiful  production"of  Jenson's  Art  and  one 
of  the  Earliest  Works  from  his  press  which  he  established  in  WMiice 
the  same  year,  1470.  Ilis  name  as  printer  a])])ears  in  I  lie  4  line 
Colophon. 

"Historias  ueteres  peregrinaq,  gesta  reuoluo 
lustinus.     lege  me;  sum  trogus  ipse  breuis. 
Me  gallus  ueneta  lenson  Nicolaus  in  urbc 
Formauit;  Mauro  principe  Christophoro." 
A  magnificent  Coi)y  of  this  very  Rare  IJook,  roi-iiuM-ly  in  llie  (Ireal 
Library  of  the  Duke  of  Sussex,  with  his  Bookplalc  and   Iwo  others 
of  famous  collectors. 

FROM  THE  SECOND  PRESS  OF  ROME. 

91.  JUSTINUS.  F|)il()ma  ill  Trogi  Pom])ei  Ilislorias.  Printed 
in  Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  32  to  the  page,  without  marks. 
Large  painted  ornamental  Initial  with  pen  ornamentation  on 


S8  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 

Jii^tinu^  -  /  ttntinidil. 

first  paiio,  enclosinii  an  emblazoned  Coat  of  Arms,  llo,  old 
rtnl  iiun-ocro  uill.  tlciilclK*  l>()r(l(>rs  on  sides,  (oolrd  l);u-k,  liilt  od^cs. 
No  phuv  or  dato  l)ut.  Homo,  llricli  llnliii  ;»l)out   147(h  $.S.">().()(> 

Miicli  nutT  than  tlic  Jonson  Kdition  also  printed  in  1470  and  often 
reiiarded  as  the  First.  On  the  Marij:ins  throughout  nvo  written  many 
scliohu-ly  Notes  in  a  very  Old  Hand. 

A  RARE  AND  FINE  VALDARFER.     1476. 

92.  JUSTINUS.  .luslini  Historiei  Clarissimi  in  Tro,i;i  Pomj)eii 
Liltri  \L1\  .  Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  34  to  the  page,  without 
marks.  Large  Capital  letters  prettily  painted  in  gold  on  the 
first,  second  and  last  pages  and  contemporary  MS.  Notes  in 
the  very  wide  margins.  Small  folit),  crimson  crushed  levant,  with 
fine  centre  and  Corner  Ornaments  in  gold,  inside  borders,  marbled 
edges    gilt     by    HARDY.     Milan.     Christopher    Valdarfer.     1476. 

$375 . 00 
A  s])lendid  Coj)y  of  a  very  Rare  Edition  and  a  grand  specimen  of 
Typography  from  \  aldarfer's  F'amous  Milanese  Press. 

THE  GENUINE  FIRST  ALDINE  JUVENAL.     1501. 

93.  JUVENAL  ET  PERSIUS.  Satyrae.  Small  8vo,  very  fine 
ohi  blue  morocco,  gold  tooled  borders  on  sides,  back  covered  with 
dot  and  leaf  tooling,  gilt  edges.  Venetiis  in  aedibus  Aldi.   loOl.  $60.00 

First  Edition.  Printed  without  the  Anchor  Device  and  without 
the  mention  of  any  one  else  but  Aldus  in  the  Imprint,  which  is  here 
in  italics  whilst  in  the  other  issue  with  the  same  date  it  is  printed  in 
capitals.  The  Beautiful  little  l)inding  is  signed  by  BOZERIAN 
JEUNE. 

94.  JUVENAL.  Juvenalis.  Persius.  Small  8vo,  fine  old  Eng- 
lish red  morocco,  gilt  edges.  Venetiis,  in  Aedibus  Aldi  et  Andreae 
Soceri.     flense  Augusto.     1.501.  $25.00 

A  most  interesting  Aldine  F^dition.  There  were  two  issues  of 
Juvenal  with  tlie  same  date  1501.  The  earlier  of  the  two  appeared 
without  the  device  of  the  Anchor  on  the  first  page,  as  the  above  has, 
and  without  any  mention  of  Aldus's  son  in  law  in  the  imprint.  Their 
pjirtnershij)  is  not  supposed  to  liave  commenced  before  1508.  An 
unusually  tall  copy. 

A  NOTABLE  EARLY  EDITION  OF  THE   ^'IMITATION  OF 

CHRIST  " 

95.  KEMPIS,  THOMAS  A.  0])era  et  Lil)ri  vitae  fratris  Thome 
de  Kemi)is  ordinis  Canonicorum  regularium.  Gothic  Letter,  dou- 
ble columns,  with  Initial  Letters  painted  in  red  and  blue  alter- 
nately. Small  folio,  in  the  original  Monastic  Binding  of  Oak  Boards 
covered  with  stamped  pigskin,  Nuremberg.  Caspar  Hochfeder. 
1494.  $250.00 

This  verv  Rare  Volume  commences  with  "THE  IMITATION  OF 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  59 

CHRIST"  which  occupies  the  first  58  pages.  It  is  also  remarkable 
as  containing  the  first  printed  protest  against  the  Attribution 
of  its  Authorship  to  Gerson  the  Chancellor  of  the  University 
of  Paris. 

Excepting  the  Bible,  no  other  Book  in  the  World  has  been  more 
widely  read  and  printed  than  the  IMITATION  OF  CHRIST.  Over 
Five  thousand  Editions  of  it  are  known  to  have  appeared  since  its 
first  appearance  in  Book  Form  and  translations  of  it  have  been 
published  in  nearly  sixty  of  the  World's  Languages. 

RARE  EARLY  MEDICAL  WORK  WITH  FINE  WOODCUTS. 

1500. 

96.  KETHAM,  JOHANNES  DE.  Fasciculus  Medicinae.  Inci- 
pit  fasciculus  medicine  compositus  per  excelletissimum  artium  ac 
medecine  doctorem:  dominum  Joanem  de  Ketham  x\lamannum: 
tractans  de  anothomia  et  diuersis  infirmitatibus :  et  corporis  humani: 
cui  annectuntur  multi  alii  tractatus  per  diuersos  excelletissimos 
doctores  copositi.  Necnon  anothomia  Mudini.  Gothic  Letter, 
double  columns,  outline  v^oodcuts  and  fine  ornamental  initials. 
Small  folio,  crushed  crimson  morocco  extra,  inside  dentelles,  gilt 
edges  by  PETIT.  Impressum  Venetiis  per  Joannem  et  Gregoriu 
de  Gregoriis  fratres.     1500.  $450.00 

The  First  leaf  bears  on  the  recto  a  large  woodcut  of  a  master 
instructing  his  students,  above  whom  is  inscribed:  "Petrus  de 
Montagnana,"and  the  verso  is  occupied  by  a  fine  woodcut  represent- 
ing a  consultation  of  doctors.  The  other  woodcuts  which  are  tlie 
full  size  of  the  page  give  figures  of  men  and  women.  Doctors,  the 
Death  bed  of  a  Plague  Patient,  a  dissection  scene  with  ten  figures. 
The  woodcuts,  which  are  the  grandest  works  of  the  kind  produced 
in  Venice  except  the  "HYPNEROTOMACHIA"  are  said  by  some 
bibliographers  to  have  been  designed  by  ANDREA  MANTECNA. 
Dr.  Lippmann  however  savs,  "The  design  is  undoubtedly  by  an 
artist  nearly  related  to  GENTILE  BELLINI.  The  figures  are 
from  tw^elve  to  fifteen  centimetres  in  height,  and — especially 
the  heads drawn  with  much  skill.  There  is  a  statu- 
esque ease  in  the  arrangement  of  the  compositions,  which 
gives  them  an  appearance  of  relief,  and  harmonises  admirably 
with  the  simple  and  firm  outline-drawing.  The  scenes  which 
exhibit  the  dying  plague-patient,  and  the  consultation  of 
doctors,  have  a  touch  of  that  solemn  gravity  which  Venetian 
art  knew  so  well  how  to  infuse  into  the  pictorial  representation 

of  important  incidents."     See  Ilhislration  on  paj-e  (>(). 


60 


GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   KIFTH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 


Xo.   97.     Fasciculus   Medicinae.      Venice.     1500. 


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nonpocuic  ucbomini  per  feipfii  racio  diuma  noccfccrA  non 
eftrpaffuf  bomincdeuf  (umcn  fapiencieFequircncem  diuciuf 
.'obcrrare^ac  fine  ullo  labonfcfFeifl'uuagdri  p  ctncbrdfincx/ 
"  oncdbilef'aperuicoculof  ciufaliquadoa-'norioncm  ucncatif 

yidunuf  fuu  fecic  uc  U  bumana  fapicnna  nulla  elTe  mofh-drcc:  . 

:  efranci  ac  udgo  uia  confcquendc  immorcaliraafonrcdcrec. 
Veru  quoniam  pauci  ucunc  boc  ccIcfVi  bcneficio  ac  muncrc: 
quod  obuoluca  in  obfcuro  ucntaf  [acec-  caq:  uel  conccmpcui 
do(fhren::quia  idoncifafrcrtonbufegec-  ue[  odio  indoiftifob 

inficam  fibi  aufVencatc'qua  nacura  bominu  procliuifm  uicia ; — 7^, 

pan  non  poceft-.Na'm  quia  uirtunburamdricudo  pcrmixcae".  *^<nl^"y^''  "^-'l'?  al^J^/ 

uicid  uero  uolupcdcecodica  luncilla  otTcnlibac  dclinictrc/  _^__jr ^^ 

J^nc  in  pcepfiac  bonoru  rpcnefairi  mdld,p  boniraplcrtunc.  ''''^-^  "'^tys^'/i*  y'd^  n^i 
SMCCurredu  ee  biferronbufcredidi  uc  a.  doifli  ad  ucra  fapfam    "'^'v^     /       '■^'^  f"^^ 


No.   97.      Lactantius.     Rome.      1486. 

THE   RAREST  BOOK   PRINTED   AT  THE   FIRST   ROMAN 

PRESS.     1468. 

97.  LACTANTIUS,  FIRMIANUS.  De  Divinis  Institutionibus 
adversiis  Gentes  libri  MI;  de  Ira  Dei,  ele.  Roman  Letter,  long 
lines,  38  to  the  page,  without  marks.  On  the  first  page  of  text 
is  a  large  Initial  and  border  to  two  sides  of  the  text  beautifully 
painted  and  illuminated  in  the  Florentine  Style,  throughout 
the  work  are  8  other  Large  Initials  executed  on  the  same  style 
with  many  smaller  Capitals  painted  in  blue.  Headlines  to 
the  various  books  have  been  written  in  by  several  hands  and 
MS.  marginal  notes  occur  frequently.  Folio,  very  fine  old 
English  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  borders  on  sides  full  tooled  back, 
gilt  edges.     Ronie.     Sweynheyni  and  Pannartz.      14()cS.         $,'J()()0 .  00 

The  Second  Edition  of  Lactantius  and  equally  as  rare  as  I  lie  First 
Edition  printed  by  Sweynheyni  and  Pannartz/in  the  Monastery  of 
Subbiaco.  The  (Jreek  Quotations  in  this,  THE  FIRST  ROMAN 
EDITION  appear  completely  for  the  First  time. 


62  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.   5J7   FIFTH  A\  E..   NEW   YORK 

l.artaMtiii>»     ^  \tntiinit(l. 

This  sploiulitlly  priiilod  \  <>liiiiu>  is  mIso  ii()hil)l(>  ;i.s  IxMiii^  I  lie  Second 
Hook  issiuul  l)v  Scli\vt\vnlu\vm  and  Pnniiarlz  nritM-  [\\v  lvslal)lisliiiii; 
of  tlioir  Prrss  in  Homo.  H  contains  in  nt'arly  ('()nlcnii)orary  writint;; 
four  or  ti\-c  in.scrij)tions  showing  its  jjivvious  residences  in  se\-eral 
Italian  Monasteries.  On  folio  1  is  written  "Plcno  jure  spectat  ad 
Monastcrium  Sancti  Cassiani  suis  Fratribus"  On  folio  \'i 
unilcr  the  llluniinaled  Horder  some  Monk  has  written  "Monastcrii 
vaHe  ad  usuni  doni  vcrdiani  de  sancto  Martino"  On  last  pa^e 
of  all  is  the  Inscrii)ti()n  "Questo  Libro  e  del  monasterio  di  Monte 
Scalari."  On  first  i)a.ue  of  Contents  is  also  a  Stamj)  "Flor:  Bib: 
S:  Trinit"  in  the  middle  of  which  is  a  Crozier.  Laetantius  was  the 
most  Klo(|uent  of  all  the  Karly  Ecclesiastical  Authors  and  his  Latinity 
accjuired  liim  the  title  of  the  "Christian  Cicero."  He  fiourished 
ahout  A.  D.  S'iO.      See  Illustration  on  page  61. 

FIRST  BOOK  PRINTED  IN  THE  ENGLISH  TONGUE. 

98.  LE  FEVRE,  RAOUL.  Here  hegynneth  the  Hecuyell  of  the 
Histories  of  Troye.  composede  and  drawen  out  of  Dyverce  Bookes 
of  Latin  into  Frensshe  by Raoul  le  Fevre and  trans- 
lated and  drawen  out  of  frenshe  into  englissche  l)y  WILLIAM 
CAXTOX   mercer  of  ye  cyte  of  London   at   the  comandement  of 

Margarete Duchesse  of  Bourgoyne which  sayde  trans- 

lacion  ande  werke  was  begonne  in  Brugis,  the  fyrst  day  of  Marche 
...  .a  thousande  foure  honderde  sixty  and  eyghte,  and  endede  and 

fynysshide    in Colen    the    XIX    day    of    Septembre a 

thousande  foure  honderde  sixty  and  enleven  etc.  Black  Letter, 
long  lines,  31  to  a  page,  without  marks.  Contains  280  leaves 
out  of  352  the  complete  number.  Large  capital  Letters 
painted  in  red  and  blue,  partly  rubricated.  3  Books  in  one. 
Folio  fine  old  English  red  morocco  gilt,  broad  dentelle  borders  on 
sides,  full  tooled  back,  inside  borders,  gilt  edges.  Preserved  in  a 
very  fine  levant  Solander  Case.  Xo  place,  printer's  name,  or  date, 
but  Bruges.     William  Caxton.     U72-5.  $4500. 00 

The  First  Book  printed  in  the  English  Language.  During 
the  jjrogress  of  the  Book  tlirougli  tlie  Press,  Caxton  as  he  states  in 
the  Prologue  to  the  Third  Book,  learned  "the  new  Art  of  Printing." 
The  Duchess  of  Burgundy,  it  is  stated  as  a  fact,  corrected  the  English 
of  the  First  Part  of  the  Translation.  When  Caxton  printed  his 
Edition  of  this  Book  Englishmen  for  the  first  time  saw  their  own 
language  in  print.  The  Story  in  the  Original  French  was  a  favourite 
of  the  Engli.sh  and  PVench  Courtiers;  for  though  nominally  a  History 
of  the  Trojan  War  it  is  really  a  series  of  Love  scenes  interspersed 
with  Knight-Errant ry  and  Mythology.  Its  Author  was  Raoul 
Lefevre  Chaplain  and  Secretary  to  Philipj)e  le  Bon,  Duke  of  Burgundy. 
According  to  De  Ricci,  the  Caxton  Bibliographer,  only  5 
Copies  of  the  Book  are  in  private  hands. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  65 

99.  LEONARDUS  DE  UTINO.  Sermomini  Floridorum  fratris 
Leonardi  de  Utino  Sacrae  Theologiae  Prol'essoris  ac  Ordinis  Praedi- 
catorum  Praecipiu  quos  praedicavit  Floreiitiae  A.  D.  1435,  coram 
tola  Curia  Roniana  ibidem  tunc  temporis  residente  Eugeuio  Papa  IV. 
Printed  in  very  fine  small  Gothic  Letter,  double  columns,  with 
signatures,  the  Initials  painted  in  red  throughout  and  with 
Printer's  device  on  last  page.  4to,  original  oak  boards  covered 
with  dark  leather.     Lyons,  Johannes  Trechsel.     1496.  $50.00 

Fine  Specimen  from  this  famous  Lyons  Press.  The  Author 
Leonardo  of  Udina  was  one  of  the  most  celebrated  Dominican 
Preachers  of  the  Thirteenth  Century. 

ONE  OF  THE  FIRST  BOOKS  PRINTED  IN  VICENZA.     1476. 

100.  LEONICENUS,  OMNIBONUS.  Commentarium  in  Cice- 
ronis  Libros  de  Oratore.  Printed  in  small  Roman  Letter,  long 
lines,  44  to  the  page,  with  signatures,  but  no  numeration, 
old  MS.  notes  in  margins.  Folio,  old  red  morocco  very  finely 
gilt  on  sides  and  back.    Vicenza.    Giovanni  di  Reno.    1476.    $300.00 

Editio  Princeps  of  these  valuable  Commentaries.  Contains  the 
first  leaf  containing  the  six  lines  of  Preface  often  missing.  The 
Author  was  a  very  noted  Italian  Grammarian  and  Philogist  who 
flourished  in  the  middle  of  the  Fifteenth  Century. 

FINE  EARLY  SPECIMEN  OF  BELGIAN  PRINTING. 

101.  LIBELLUS  DE  MODO  CONFITENDI  et  Penilendi. 
Gothic  Letter,  long  lines  34  to  the  page,  with  signatures, 
rubricated  throughout.  Small  4to,  brown  morocco  gilt,  gilt 
edges,  by  C.  Smith.     Deventer.     1488.  $75.00 

Very  fine  Specimen  of  Early  Belgian  Printing. 

INTERESTING  SPECIMEN  OF  EARLY  PRINTING  AT 

COLOGNE. 

102.  LIBELLUS  DE  VENERABILI  SACRAMENTO  ET  VAL- 
ORE  MISSARUM.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  27  to  a  full  page, 
without  marks,  rubricated.  Small  4t(),  i)()lislie(l  calf,  inside  den- 
telles,  gilt  edges  In  Ramage.  No  place,  but  Cologne.  Arnold 
Ten  Hoernen  about  1472.  $85  00 

Rare.  An  inscription  on  the  first  page  (after  150'2)  attributes  the 
authorship  of  this  Tract  to  WERNEli  HOLEWINC^K,  the  author  of 
"FASCICULUS  TEMPORUM"  who  died  in  UAH.  The  absence  of 
regular  justification  at  the  line  endings  is  very  noticeable  and  shows 
this  to  be  one  of  Ten  Hoernen's  earliesi  Books.  lie  coninHMiced 
printing  in  1471. 


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The  First  Banker's  Office. 
No.   103.     Libro  di   Mercantie.      149(). 


FIRST  ILLUSTRATION  OF  A  BANKER'S  OFFICE. 

103  LIBRO  DI  MERCANTIE.  Questo  e  el  libbro  die  tracta 
di  Mercatie  is:  usanze  depaesi.  Per  Georgio  di  Lorenzi  Chiarini. 
Small  4to,  brown  morocco,  inside  fillets,  gilt  edges.  Impresso  in 
Firenze  appetitione  di  Ser  Piero  da  Pescia,  per  Bartolommeo  dei 
Libri  about  1496.  $150.00 

The  first  Book  to  give  the  Customs  relating  to  Banking  and  Ex- 
change in  u.se  among  the  Florentine  ^Merchants  at  the  close  of  the 
Fifteenth  Century.  It  is  the  source  from  which  many  later  Writers 
derived  their  Material  and  is  particularly  valuable  in  showing  the 
Nature  of  the  Practical  Problems  of  the  Period.  Giorgio  Chiarini 
was  a  Famous  Florentine  Arithmetian  of  the  P'ifteenth  Century. 
On  the  title  is  an  outline  woodcut  of  the  interior  of  a  bank,  which  is 
the  earliest  representation  of  a  Bank  known.  An  account  of  it  is 
given  in  Kristeller's  Early  Florentine  Woodcuts.  Of  Extreme 
Interest  and  Rarity.        See  Illustration  above. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  65 

THE  FIRST  ITALIAN  VERSION  OF  LIVY.     1476. 

104.  LIVIUS,  TITUS.  Tito  Livio  volgarrizato  da  Riiggiero 
Ferrario.  Printed  in  Roman  letter,  double  columns,  55  lines 
to  a  page,  without  marks:  the  first  page  in  each  volume  is 
surrounded  by  a  border  of  gold  bars  and  Floral  Scrolls  painted 
in  colors  and  Illuminated,  the  lower  margins  Containing  an 
Heraldic  Coat  of  Arms  of  a  former  owner.  There  are  numerous 
small  initials  painted  in  red  and  blue  alternately  and  many 
larger  ones  painted  in  gold  with  marginal  elongations.  Volumes 
Two  and  Three  only.  2  vols.  Folio,  old  sprinkled  calf,  tooled  backs. 
Appresso  al  Palatio  di  San  Marco.     1476.  $250 .  00 

The  First  Edition  of  Livy's  Decades  printed  in  Italian  by  Ulric 
Hahn,  the  Second  Roman  Printer.  Complete  and  Perfect  Copies 
are  apparently  unknown. 

105.  LUC  ANUS,  MARCUS  ANNAEUS.  Pharsalia.  Begins:  M. 
Annei  Lucani  Vita  ex  commentario  antiquiss.  On  recto  of  the  fourth 
leaf.  M.  Annei.  Lucani.  Cordubensis.  Pharsaliae:  liber:  primus, 
Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  36  to  the  page,  small  woodcut  orna- 
ments at  head  of  each  book.  Small  folio,  crushed  olive  morocco, 
with  antique  gilt  ornaments,  gilt  edges  by  Bedford.  No  place,  or 
Printer's  name  or  date  but  Verona,  Giovanni  and  Alberto  Alvise 
about  1473.  $200.00 

A  very  Rare  Early  Edition  attributed  by  Proctor  to  the  Verona 
Press  of  the  Brothers  Alvise.  The  four  preliminary  leaves  contain 
the  Life  of  Lucan  and  Extracts  from  Martial,  Statins  and  Tacitus. 

106.  LUCANUS,  MARCUS  ANNAEUS.  M.  Annei  Lucani.Civi- 
lis  Belli  libri  decem.  Small  8vo,  crimson  crushed  levant,  wide  gold 
borders  on  sides,  enclosing  the  Anchor  and  Dolphin,  inside  borders, 
gilt  edges.     Venice.     Aldus.     1502.  $75.00 

First  Aldine  Edition.  Edited  from  an  Ancient  Manuscript  by 
Aldus  with  a  Life  of  Lucan  at  end.     Fine  Copy  in  a  very  rich  Binding. 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  LUCIAN'S  DIALOGUES.     1496. 

107.  LUCIAN  SAMOSATENUS.  Dialogi.  Printed  through- 
out in  beautiful  Greek  types,  long  lines,  42  to  the  page.  Folio 
fine  old  diamond  russia,  gold  line  borders  on  sides  with  fioral  festoons 
at  corners,  back  panels  filled  with  minute  gold  tooling,  leather  joints, 
purple  paper  linings  and  flyleaves,  gilt  edges  by  ROGER  PAYNE. 
Florence.     (Lorenzo  de  Alopa.     149G.)  $(500.00 

Magnificent  Copy  of  the  First  Edition  of  Lucian's  Famous  Dia- 
logue including  the  "AMORES"  and  "ASINUS."  A  Latin  List  of 
contents  was  added  at  a  later  date  according  to  Brunet.  It  reads, 
"Quae  hoc  volumine  continentur.  Luciani  Opera.  Icones  Philos- 
trati.  Philostrati  junioris  Icones.  Ejusdem  Heroica.  Descrip- 
tiones  Callistrati.     Ejusdem  vitae  Sophistarum.     "A  VERY  RARE 


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I.iuiii  M  — ( 'out  in  ut'd. 

AM)  HKAl'l  iri  I.  NOMMi:  IN  A  TYPICAL  HOCKK  TAYXK 
H1\1)1N(.  i-iiOM  rilK  LliiKAinKSOF  M.VN^  NOTKI)  SCHOL- 
I.AHS.  DK.  ASKKW,  DK.  DKIKV  OF  IIAKKOW,  I)U.  151  KNKV 
AND  OTHKHS. 

lOcS.  LUCRETIUS  CARUS,  TITUS.  IV  Wcnun  Xatura  Lihri 
\  I.  Printed  in  Roman  Letter,  lonii  lines,  41  to  the  page  with 
numerous  very  old  MS.  Notes  and  Corrections.  Folio,  l)ri«;ht 
old  Kii_i;lisli  vvil  iiinrocco  uilt .  ^ilt  cdiivs.  Xorona.  Paul  Fridenl)er<^('r. 
14S().  $.S^2.5.()() 

The  Second  Edition  of  one  of  the  Grandest  Poems  of  Anti- 
quity and  of  Excessive  Rarity.  There  is  no  Colophon  to  the  Book 
hul  on  the  last  j)a.i;e  of  the  text  i.s  a  poetical  inscription  containing 
tlie  name  of  the  Printer,  the  Place  of  Printing  and  the  date  as  above. 

A    VERY    EARLY    DESCRIPTION    OF    JERUSALEM.     1470. 

109.  LUDOLPHUS  DE  SUCHEN.  De  terra  sancta  et  itinere 
jherosoloniitano  et  de  statu  eius  et  alijs  mirabilibus  que  in  mari 
conspiciutur  videlicet  mediterraneo.  (On  folio  34  verso.)  Finit 
feliciter  libellus  de  jtinere  ad  terram  sanctain,  &c.  Small  Gothic 
Letter,  long  lines,  41  to  the  page,  without  marks.  Small  folio, 
straight  grained  morocco,  gold  lined  })orders  on  sides,  gilt  edges  })y 
Aitken.  No  Place,  Date  or  Printer's  Name,  but  Strassburg, 
Ileinrich  Eggesteyn.      1470.  $350.00 

EDITIO  PRIXCEPS  of  this  very  rare  Volume.  The  Author 
Ludolf,  was  Vicar  of  Suchen  and  in  1350  wrote  this  account  of  his 
Travels  in  the  Orient  during  five  years  133G-1341,  explaining  that 
"as  many  others  who  had  made  one  short  pilgrimage  found 
plenty  to  write  about,  so  he  with  his  long  experience  might 
relate  a  little."  The  Reverend  Author  was  a  very  observant 
traveller  and  his  narrative  is  of  very  considerable  Interest. 

110.  LUDOLPHUS  DE  SUCHEN.  De  terra  sancta  et  itinere 
iheros(;lomitano  et  de  statu  ei  et  aliis  mirabilibus  que  in  mari  conspi- 
ciuntur  videlicet  mediteraneo.  (On  folio  34.)  Finit  feliciter  libellus 
de  itinere  ad  terram  sanctam.  Small  Gothic  Letter  rubricated. 
Small  folio,  crushed  purple  morocco  extra,  gilt  edges  by  R.  de 
Coverly.      (Strassburg.     Ileinrich  Eggesteyn.     1471.)  ^$200. 00 

The  Second  Edition  of  this  P]xtreniely  Interesting  Early  (kiide 
Book.  It  consists  also  of  thirty-four  leaves,  the  first  being  "Registru 
de  itinere  ad  terra  sancta."  It  is  printed  in  double  colunms,  and 
has  forty-two  lines  to  a  full  page.  It  is  also  from  the  press  of  H. 
Eggesteyn  of  Strassburg.     Both  Editions  Are  Extremely  Rare. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  67 

A  MAGNIFICENT  BLACK  LETTER  PYNSON. 

1 10a.  LYDGATE,  JOHN.  The  Historye  Sege  and  Dystruccyon 
of  Troye.  Black  Letter,  double  columns,  very  large  woodcut 
of  the  Royal  Arms  of  England  on  first  page  and  several  very 
quaint  half  page  w^oodcuts,  in  ornamented  borders  throughout 
the  text,  Pynson's  large  Device  on  last  page.  Folio,  brown 
crushed  levant  extra,  gilt  edges  by  BEDFORD.  London.  Em- 
prynted  by  Richard  Pynson,  Prynter  unto  the  Kyngs  Noble  Grace. 
1513.  $650.00 

First  Edition,  and  of  excessive  rarity,  not  more  than  four  Copies 
being  known.  The  Bibliotheca  Poetica  asserts  that  there  was 
absolutely  no  perfect  Copy  in  existence. 

John  Lydgate  a  monk  of  the  Benedictine  Abbey  of  Bury  lived 
between  1370  and  1450.  He  travelled  extensively  in  Italy  and 
France  and  studied  the  Italian  and  French  poets,  particularly  Dante, 
Boccaccio,  and  Alain  Chartier,  and  became  *'so  distinguished  a 
proficient  in  polite  learning,  that  he  opened  a  school  in  his 
Monastery  for  teaching  the  sons  of  the  Nobility  the  Arts  of 
Versification  and  the  Elegancies  of  Composition."  According 
to  Warton  he  is  the  first  of  the  English  Writers  "whose  style  is 
cloathed  v^ith  that  perspicuity  in  w^hich  the  English  Phrase- 
ology appears  at  this  day  to  an  English  Reader." 

THE  FIRST  PRINTING  OF  HOMER  IN  GREEK.     1472. 

111.     MACROBIUS,  AURELIUS.     Somnium  Scipionis  ex  Cice- 

ronis    Libro    de    Republica    excerptum Macrobii    Saturnaliorum 

Libri.  Printed  in  Roman  Letters,  long  lines,  40  to  the  page, 
w^ith  numerous  Quotations  from  Homer  in  Greek  Characters, 
without  signatures  or  catchwords.  Folio,  fine  old  red  morocco 
gilt,  gilt  edges.     Venice.     Nicolas  Jenson.     147'Z.  $1S()().00 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS.  Notable  as  containing  the  first  Printed 
Texts  of  Parts  of  Homer  and  Lucretius.  One  of  the  most  (hflicult 
First  Editions  procurable  of  all  the  Classics,  and  a  magnificent 
specimen  of  Jenson's  Typography. 

In  the  "Somnium  Scipionis"  the  Author,  who  was  a  Court  Chamber- 
lain in  the  Reign  of  Theodosius  the  Younger,  gives  nuich  informal  ion 
respecting  the  opinions  of  the  later  Platonists  on  the  I>aws  wliich 
govern  the  Earth  and  Universe.  The  "Saturnalia"  is  a  compilation 
in  the  manner  of  the  Attic  Nights  of  Auhis  Cclliiis  and  rc|)()rls  dia- 
logues which  took  place  at  tabic  during  the  Saliinialia.  The  Vciu- 
broke  Copy  on  Vellum,  sold  last  year  for  $(S()()().()().  See  Illustration 
on  page  68. 


6S  GEORGE  D.  SMITH,  547   FIFTH  AVE..  NEW  YORK 


^TACROBII  AVRELII  THEODOSII  VIRI  CONSVLA. 
RIS  ET  ILLVSTRIS  SATVRNALIORVM  .LIBER.  ^ 

p  Rimis  mcfis  port  cpulas  la  rcmotis  &  diCcuuim 

uanantibus  poculis  minutioribus:  Pratcxtatus 
foletcibus  I'quit  cii  rumu''tacicosefficcre:  potus 
loquaccs.  At  nosfiC  inter  pocula  filcmus  tiq 
dcbcat  fcnis  uel  ctiam  phtlofophicis  carerc  trac-' 
tanbus  talcconuium.  EtSymmachuj:  Vcrum 
nc  ira  fentis  VcdtiYut  philofophia  conuiuiis 
iternt:&:  no  taq  ccfona  quardam  Siplus  nimio 
uerecunda  materfamilias  penetralibus  futs  connneatur:'  nee mifceat  fc 
libcro:cui  etii  tumultus  familures  futrcu  ipfahuiusfituerccundia::  ut 
nrcpicu  no  modo  uerboru:fed  ne cogitationu  qdc  f  facrarium  fua:  qctis 
admidat.  Doceatnos  uel  peregnna  inftituno  fitdifciplina  a  parthis  pe^ 
tita:q  folctcucocubinisnocucoiugibusinirccouiuta:  tanqhas  &Ci uuU 
gus^duci  &  lafciuire  quoqj  dlas  no  nifi  domi  abdius  tuen  deceat  ted;u 
pudorem.  An  ego  cenfeam  produccndam  philofophiam:  quorethorica 
uenire  ars  fiCprofelTio  populans  erubuitf'Ifocrates  enimgnEcus  orator 
qui  uerba  pnus  libera  fub  numeros  irc  pnmus  coegit :  cum  in  conuiuto 
a  fodalibus  oraretur:ut  aliquid  in  medium  de  eloquentix  (ux  fontc 
prcfcrret: hac  ueniam  deprecatus  efl:.  Qui  prifens  inquit  locus  &i  tcm^ 
pus  cxieit:cgo  no  calico,  qua:  ego  calico :nec  loco  prarfcntifuntaptanec 
tcmpori.  Ad  hzc  Euftachius;  Probo  Symmache  propofitum  tuum:  ^ 
philofophiam  ca  quam  maximam  putas  obfcruatione  uenerans:  ut  ta 
rurfi  intra  fuum  penetral  exiftimcs  adorandam.  Sed  Ci  propter  hoc  a 
conuiuiis  exulabitiproculhincfacefTant  U  alumnx  eius  honeflatc  dice 
&  modeftum  nee  minus  cum  fobnetate  pictatem.  Quamenun  harum 
dixenm  mmus  e(Te  uenerabilc'.''  Itafit  ut  ab  emfmodt  coetibus  relcgatus 
matronarum  talium  chorus  libertatemconuiuiorum  folis  concubinis 
id  eft  uitiis  &:  criminibus  abdicat.  Sed  abfit:ut  philofophu  qus  f  fcholii 
fuisfolliatctracftatdcofficiis  conuiuialibus:  ipfa  conuiuia  reformidet; 
tanq  no  poffit  rebus  affercre:quz  folet  uerbis  docere:aut  ncfoat  feruare 
modum:  cuius  i  omnibus  humans  uitz  aeftibus  tcrminos  ipfa  cdftituit< 
Neqj  cnim  ita  ad  menfas  inuito  philofophiam:ut  non  fe  ipfa  moderet: 
CJius  difciplinaeft  rerum  omnium modcrationem  docere.  Vr ergo  mtec 
te  &:  Vecftiu  uelut  arbitrali  ludicationecompona:  apcnamqde  philofc 
phu:  tridiniorum  fores.  Sed  fpondeo  ficinrcrfuturime  menfuramnotat 
fibi  ac  feclatonbus  fuis  difpefattonis  excedat.  Tuc Funus:Quia  te  unicii 
Euftachi  inquit  fedtatorem  philofophiz  noftra  a;tas  tulit;  oratus  fis  ut 

No.  111.     The  JeDson  Macrobius.     1472. 


112.  MANCINUS,  DOMINICUS.  De  Passione  Domini  Nostri 
Jesu  Christi  Liber.  Printed  in  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  36  to 
the  page,  with  signatures  but  no  numeration,  Initials  painted 
in  red  and  blue  alternately.  Small  4to,  half  dark  blue  calf. 
(Paris.     George  Mittelhuss,  about  1488.)  $50.00 

A  most  Curious  and  verv'  Rare  Poem  on  the  Passion  of  Christ,  with 


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Mancinus — Continued. 

the  assertion  that  the  Raising  of  Lazarus  from  the  dead  was  the  chief 
Factor  in  the  Conspiracy  against  Christ,  headed  by  the  High  Priest 
Caiaphas.  Entirely  undescribed  by  Hain  or  Copinger,  nor  is 
there  any  Copy  in  the  British  Museum.  Fine  Copy  from  the 
Library  of  Anatole  de  Montaiglon  the  well  known  French  Writer 
and  Bibliophile. 

113.  MANILIUS,  MARCUS.  Astronomicon  hbri  V.  Printed 
in  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  28  to  a  page,  with  signatures  but 
no  numeration.  4to,  very  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  borders, 
gilt  edges,  in  fine  Solander  Case.  No  place,  printer's  name,  or  date. 
Venice.     Printer  unknown,  about  1490.  $150.00 

One  of  the  rarest  Volumes  of  Classical  poetry  in  Existence  and  the 
First  Roman  Work  on  Astronomy. 

RARE  AND  SPLENDID  SPECIMEN  OF  COLOGNE  PRINTING. 

1472. 

1 14.  MA YRONIS,  FRANCISCUS  DE.  Flores  Beati  Augustini 
extracti  per  Veritates  ex  Libris  de  Civitate  Dei  per  Magistrum 
FRANCISCUM  DE  MAYRONIS  de  Ordine  Fratrum  Minorum. 
GOTHIC  CHARACTERS,  double  columns,  35  lines  to  the 
column.  Initial  Letters  very  skilfully  painted  in  red  and  blue. 
Without  Signatures  or  Catchwords,  or  numeration.  Small 
folio,  green  crushed  levant,  sides  beautifully  blind  tooled,  gilt  edges, 
by  RIVIERE.     Koln  about  147<2.  $650.00 

Of  this  extremely  rare  and  very  beautifully  printed  Book  only  3 
other  Copies  are  known,  the  Kloss  Copy,  one  in  Cambridge  University 
Library  and  the  British  Museum  Copy  which  is  imperfect.  A 
Magnificent  Monument  of  Early  Typography. 

THE  PARABLE  OF  THE  PRODIGAL  SON  WITH  WOODCUTS. 

115.  MEDER,  JOHANNES.  Quadragesimale  de  Filio  Prodigo 
novum  editum  a  quodam  fratre  minore  de  observantia  in  inclita 
civitate  Basiliensi  de  filio  prodigo  et  de  Angeli  i])sius  admonitioue 
salubri.  Gothic  letter,  34  long  lines  to  the  page,  with  signa- 
tures, 18  striking  woodcuts  and  fine  Printer's  device  at  end: 
rubricated  throughout  and  with  many  Capital  letters  painted 
in  red.  Small  8vo,  brown  crushed  levant  with  rich  gold  borders  on 
sides,  full  tooled  back,  inside  dentelle  borders,  marbled  edges  giH 
byLORTIC.     Basel.     Michael  Furter.     140.5.  $1'^.5.00 

FIRST  EDITION.  The  series  of  IS  fine  woodculs  depicting  the 
Riotous  Career  and  Repentance  of  the  Prodigal  Son  are  notable 
specimens  of  the  best  Basel  Engniver's  Art  at  the  period.  Very 
beautiful  copy  which  in  1001  belonged  to  the  Monastery  of  Mount 
St.  George  and  afterwards  passed  into  the  possession  of  the  Famous 
French  Bil)liophile  Ambrose  Firmin  Didot. 


70  GEORGE  D.  SMITH,  547  FIFTH  AVE..   NEW  YORK 

116.  MEINRAD,  SAINT.  P;.ssi,.  Sancti  Moyiirhadi  Mar- 
tyri^  v[  \\cvv\\\\\av.  Gothic  Letter,  lonii  lines,  38  to  the 
paiie,  with  siiinatures  but  no  numeration.  ILI.l  STKATKl) 
wnil  n  FAlin.MKLY  fink  WOODCITS  BY  ONE  OF 
HASFl/S  FlNFSr  AimSTS  OF  TIIF  PFKIOD.  Small  4(<., 
luiiwii  Icvaiil.  :>  line  Itordors  on  sidos,  hack  filled  with  ininuto  ^old 
tooliiii:.  inside  Ix.rders,  <;ilt  edj^es  by  BAl'ZOXXKT-TRArTZ. 
Basel.      Michael  Furter.      149(5.  $^2.50. 00 

An  e.\cessivel\-  Hare  AVoodcut  ^^()l•k  in  the  finest  possible  Condition. 
A  MAGNIFICENT  CAXTON.     1490. 

117.  MIRK,  JOHN.  Festivall:  this  treatis  is  drawen  ont  of 
I.eiJienda  Aniea,  that  he  that  lyst  to  study  therein  he  shall  fynde 
redy  therein  of  all  the  j^ryneipalle  festis  of  the  yere  of  eche  one  a 
short  sermon  for  him  to  teche.  and  for  other  to  lerne.  Black  Letter 
double  columns,  33  lines  to  a  page,  with  signatures,  but  with- 
out foliation,  Caxton's  large  Device  on  back  of  last  leaf,  wood- 
cut in  the  text  of  St.  Andrew  on  back  of  folio  89.  Small  folio, 
old  red  morocco,  uilt  dentelle  borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt 
ediies.  ''CAXTOX  :\IE  FIERI  FECIT"  at  end.  Westminster  about 
1490.  $4500.00 

The  Second  Edition  and  of  extreme  Raritv.  De  Ricci  could  only 
trace  six  Copies,  NOT  ONE  OF  WHICH  IS  PERFECT,  and  only 
one  of  them  was  in  private  hands.  On  a  blank  leaf  at  commencement 
is  a  long  note  about  the  Book  and  Caxton's  other  productions,  in 
the  writing  of  Samuel  Palmer,  the  author  of  the  "General  History 
of  Printing." 

A  GRANDLY  PRINTED  FIFTEENTH  CENTURY 
ENCYCLOPEDIA. 

118.  MIROIR  HISTORIAL  de  Vincent  de  Beauvais.  Traduit 
de  Jean  de  \  ignay.  With  numerous  large  and  spirited  Wood- 
cuts occupying  almost  the  entire  page.  5  vols,  folio,  brown 
levant,  the  sides  and  backs  beautifullv  })lind  and  gold  tooled,  gilt 
edges,  })v  THE  CLUB  BINDERY.  Paris.  Pour  Anthoine  Verard. 
1 49.5-90.  .$1,500.00 

First  French  Edition  and  up  to  its  time  the  most  voluminous 
Work  produced  by  any  Paris  Press.  Brunei  remarking  on  this 
says.  "Although  these  five  big  volumes  were  printed  in  the 
short  space  of  eight  months,  they  are  so  fine  and  uniform  in 
their  printing,  that  the  cleverest  printers  of  today  could  not 
surpass  them." 

Tlie  original  Latin  F^lition  of  the  Work,  printed  by  Mentelin  in 
1473.  at  Strassbourg  under  the  name  of  *^Speculum  quadruplex, 
Naturale,  Doctrinale,  Morale,  Historiale,"  was  a  veritable 
Encyclop'edia  of  13th  Century  Art,  Science,  Philosophy  and  Tradition 
and  contains  many  valuable  extracts  from  Older  Works  now  entirely 
lost  or  altered  out  of  Resemblance. 


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No.   119.     MoHtor  de  Laniis. 

CURIOUS  WORK  ON  WITCHES  AND  SORCERERS.     1489. 

119.  MOLITOR,  ULRICH.  De  Laniis  el  Philonieis  Mulieril)iis. 
Gothic  letter,  34  long  lines  to  the  page,  with  signatures  but 
no  numeration,  7  curious  woodcuts,  snuill  Mo,  I'mII  l)r()\vii  enislied 
levant  with  line  borders,  gilt  edges  by  BEDFORD.  (Slrassbiirg. 
Martin  Flach.     1489.)  -1^1  S.>  00 

The  text  in  this  Edition  is  more  correcl  lli.iii  lli.il  in  I  lie  Edition 
printed  the  same  year  at  Cologne.  Tlie  very  (|uainl  euls  dei)ieling 
the  departure  of  the  Witches  for  their  Sabl)alii,  their  liu  ant  at  ions 
over  the  Cauldron,  Witches  riding  Wolves,  ete.,  are  amongst  the 
earliest  Illustrations  of  Witchcraft  known.  An  extremely  fine  Copy. 
See  Illustrations  above  and  on  page  72. 


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Xllncum  moliforis  t>t;  conltaiiria  .(liidq  pnpicitria.Dccreto 
runi  txxrorcm  a  cmic  conilAttticn.cMihiH  parronfi.  nd  1^/ 
iioicm  euirdcrnp:iiKipi8  ac  (ubihccddrndinid  cmciidano 
uclcnpcus 

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molifo:i9CtcconllirMt>octoi.tuccciritudmi9rc 
fcinobkqumci^'crt.  Cil  iMq5rngio2ibj  anmupcdis  quam 
t>jm  ljnu:?ccmanrnrricu.  fcr:ja  tiiccvccUcncic.  muifiiVe 
Z>iccrcfltAq'^a\mt\cmu[\ctito(ubmpe\iomulicrc9^\}tt 
iurmodibcrcfirufpecrccflprcforcnr.cipndq^tojttiramnircf 
rotate,  van  4  rcrpcndcrcitf\nit>  tuio  coufuUby  .varp.  ca  Oe 
rcinMrrcopinanrito  vnoquippc  uuihm.aUcroiicmpcin 
flliam partem Occlinante-randcapud  tuam  cicmeriam  mci 
mcmo:iatncidic.3ta(]5p2oiMr»taruaauidirare:vcritarcm 
cognofccndt'.pcr  tiic  iDicsoationis  corulc8t>cniandattl  fufcc-' 
pr.  vr  qutd  Cijo  m  ca  re  fcntircm  .id  f «9  etccUcnti'c.flili offko 
X>cCiQnarcuoi\oimncrcm.'Ucrumaum\3  illnc  labon'ofiij 
crpcriculorumrit.labon'ofumquiclcmiTiil^itiialijsocaipa 
to.ct  vicfum  quercrccurancf,  *p>cnculorum  aurcm  p:oprcr 
i"imtdoscroccr9Lroccs:c)uicuiicri>c)U£iKqu<uti>mtarino 
rilcclTantcatuniniari.crqucipiTiuincrttacji'pcnri  noil  pore 
rmirivcncnofotKDrevclartrcfegcrlpjicus.laceriirciioomic 
tunt.Ouaiiieinfnpcr  iflainarcria  pccclarosetiaOoctofcs 
in X>ubiQ ^iduocaucm  JBttn tngtiumepftimaui quia ^ ru« 
ejcccllcntiacoc^ufcul!  mcimcbratmeobfcquqsobtince  .te 
uincra  cms  ctia  ft  que  ruiUiiiumi  virce  polTidcaa  vt  turn  ep 
tcrioz\a  l?oini9  preo  fcfc  ad  f  ua  Dcuoiicntol->reqin'a  .Ocbilis 
qnoq^^triidiaiDtdlccrnQtiHne  ndtwcddtttdiniQ  ^\'iam 

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No.  119.      Molilor  (Ic  Laniis. 

THE  ART  OF  WARFARE  IN  THE  15th  CENTURY. 

120.  MONTIUS,  PETRUS  DE.  Exercitiorum,  atqiie  artis  mili- 
taris  c-oUectanae  in  trcs  libros  distincta;  DE  SIXGULARI  C'P^HTA- 
MIXE  sive  dissentione  deque  veterum  recentiorumque  ritu  ad 
Carolum  Hyspaniarum  Principem.  GOTHIC  CHARACTER.  2 
vols,  in  one,  folio,  red  levant,  gilt  inside  borders,  gilt  edges,  by 
MASS(JX-DEBOXXELLE.  Mediolani:  Jo.  Angelas  Scinzenzeler, 
impensa  JO.  Jacobi  et  Fratrum  de  Lignano.      1.509.  $125.00 

Two  most  curious  and  interesting  Treatises  on  the  Arms,  Armour, 
Art  of  Riding,  Fencing  and  Duelling,  Gymnastics,  Code  of  Single 
Combat,  Wrestling,  Choice  of  Arms  and  hundreds  of  other  Arts  and 
Accompli.shments  neces.sary  to  the  Soldier  of  the  loth  Century.  The 
Author  was  a  celebrated  Italian  Soldier  and  Tactician,  who  lived 
between  1460  and  1530. 


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UNIQUE  COPY  OF  THE  SECOND  EUROPEAN  NEWSPAPER. 

1515. 

121.  NEWE  ZEYTUNG.  Wie  unnd  welcher  gestalt  Keyserliche 
Maiestat,  mit  sampt  den  Konigen  von  Hungern  und  Polen,  am 
seclizehenden  tag  Julij,  Tausent  Funflmndert  funzeliene  zu  Wien 
eingeriten  ist,  und  was  sich  aldo  verloiifen  hat.  Gothic  Letter, 
long  lines,  37  to  the  page,  6  leaves,  on  the  first,  below  the  title 
is  a  very  fine  woodcut  of  the  Crowned  Eagle  of  Austria.  Small 
4 to,  crimson  levant,  gold  line  borders  on  sides,  gilt  edges.  Nuremberg 
Friderich  Peypus.     1515.  $100.00 

Records  the  Events  of  the  Sixth  Day  of  July  1515  when  the  King 
of  Hungary  and  Poland  attended  by  his  Chancellor  Lazla  von 
Sternberg,  two  Bishops  and  his  Retinue  to  the  number  of  four  or  five 
hundred  horsemen  arrived  at  the  Court  of  Vienna,  with  descriptions 
of  the  Costumes,  and  the  Entertainments  given  by  the  Kaiser. 
THE  SECOND  NEWS  LETTER  ISSUED  IN  EUROPE  AND  OF 
EXTREME  RARITY.  The  First,  the  original  of  the  modern 
Newspaper  was  issued  also  in  Nuremberg  in  1510. 

RARE  EARLY  WOODCUTS  OF  THE  SYBILS. 

122.  OPUSCULA.  Quattuor  hie  compressa  opuscula.  Discor- 
dantie  sanctorum  doctorum  (Hieronymi  Augustini)  Sybillarum  de 
Christo  Vaticinia.  Varia  Judeorum  et  Gentilium  de  Christo 
testimonia.  Centones  probe  Falconie  de  utriusque  testament  i 
hystoriis  ex  carminibus  Virgilii  selecti.  Printed  in  large  and 
small  sized  Gothic  Letter,  with  signatures,  some  very  fine 
ornamental  Initials  on  a  black  ground  and  12  Remarkable 
Woodcuts,  of  the  Sybils,  each  surrounded  by  a  beautiful 
Renaissance  border.  4to,  half  brown  morocco  gilt.  W'uice. 
Bernardo  Benali  about  1488.  $100.00 

Four  extremely  curious  Tracts  on  the  Mj'steries  of  the  Ancients, 
the  Prophecies  of  the  Sybils,  and  of  the  Jews  and  Early  Christians. 

GRAND  COPY  OF  THE  FIRST  OVID  PRINTED  IN 

VENICE. 

123.  OVID.  PLil)lii  Ovidii  Nasonis  Opera  Omnia,  Medea  excepta. 
Printed  in  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  43  to  the  page,  without 
marks.  On  the  first  page,  is  a  large  painted  Ornamental 
Initial  in  gold  and  colors  and  a  partial  border,  painted  in 
purple  and  gray,  containing  three  medallion  heads  in  gray  on  a 
dark  blue  ground.  At  foot  of  page  within  a  laurel  wreath  is 
the  coat  of  Arms  of  the  noble  Family  of  Cesi  of  Florence. 
Throughout  the  text  are  numerous  large  Initials  in  red  and 
blue  with  pen  ornamentation.  2  parts  in  one  vol.  Folio,  fine 
old  English  red  morocco  gilt,  borders  on  sides,  full  looled  back,  gilt 
edges.     Venice.     Jacobus  Rul)eus.     1474.  $850.00 


74  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE.,   NEW   YORK 

()\  ill      ('o)ttiniitd. 

A  ni;ii:nitii'(Mit  spociinon  of  cnrlv  WMiclian  i)riiilin,ii'  and  tlu'  FIRST 
KDITIOX  OF  OVID  rUIXTFI)  TIIFIUv  Iliohly  praised  hy 
Hniiiot  and  Dilxlin  who  says  of  it:  "The  Impression  presents  us 
with  a  specimen  of  the  Early  Venetian  Press  which  when  in 
fine  preservation,  may  vie  with  the  best  productions  of  the 
Spiras  and  John  of  Cologne."  Tlic  Margins  contain  an  iinniense 
ninnlior  of  very  scholarly  MS.  Notes. 

124.  PASSION  OF  CHRIST.  (\)llecti()  duarum  Passionum 
Josu  C  hristi,  per  JOllAXNEM  KANNEMANN.  Historia  Martvrii 
Sanctac  Katherinae,  i)er  HABANFM  MAURI  M.  Gothic  Letter, 
lono  lines,  40  to  the  page,  without  numeration  or  catchwords 
but  with  signatures,  large  Initials  painted  in  red.  Small  folio, 
dark  l)hic  crushed  levant,  elaboratelv  l)lind  tooled  on  sides  and  back, 
inside  borders,  rough  edges  gilt,  by  CHA:\IB0LLE  DURU.  No 
Place,  Printer's  name  or  date;  but  Cologne.     Johann  Koelhofl*.    1477. 

$250 . 00 

Splendid  Copy  with  many  of  the  Edges  uncut.  A  most  desirable 
S]K^cimen  of  Early  Cologne  Typography  from  the  Press  of  John 
Koelhofl'  the  Printer  of  the  famous  Cologne  Chronicle. 

125.  PAULUS  DE  VENETIIS.  Logicae  Institutiones.  Printed 
in  Gothic  letter,  double  columns,  48  lines  to  the  page,  with 
signatures  but  no  numeration.  Small  4to,  green  levant,  in- 
side borders,  gilt  edges  bv  HI^TEKE.  Venice,  Gabriel  Grassis  n.d. 
about  1480.  '  $50.00 

^'ery  rare.  Bound  with  it  is  the  "Compendium  Logicae  per 
Paulum  Pergulensem."  Printed  in  \'enice  by  Baptist  de  Tortis 
1488.     Two  fine  specimens  of  Early  Venetian  Typography. 

CURIOUS  EARLY  WORK  ON  JEWISH  RITES.     1508. 

126.  PFEFFERKORN,  JOHANNES.  Libellus  de  Judaica  con- 
fessione  sive  Sabbato  Afflictionis.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  36 
to  the  page,  with  signatures  but  no  numeration.  F'ine  large 
woodcut  on  first  page  showing  the  Interior  of  a  Synagogue  and  4 
half  page  woodcuts  showing  Jewish  ablutional  and  Mourning  Rites 
and  Ceremonies.  4to,  full  brown  crushed  levant,  gold  pannelled 
sides  and  back,  gilt  edges  by  BEDFORD.  Nuremberg.  Johann 
Weyssenburger.      1508.  ^  $100.00 

First  Edition  of  this  very  singular  Work  by  an  Apo.state  Jew. 
Beautiful  Copy. 


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THE  RAREST  OF  THE  EARLY  EDITIONS.     1473. 

127.  PETRARCA,  FRANCESCO.  Sonetti,  Canzoni  e  Trionfi. 
Roman  letters,  long  lines,  30  to  a  page,  without  marks,  orna- 
mental Initial  painted  in  gold  and  colors,  an  emblazoned 
Coat  of  Arms  in  a  laurel  wreath  at  foot  of  first  page,  some 
verse  headings  inserted  in  MS.  Small  folio,  old  English  red 
morocco  gilt,  borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt  edges.  Venice. 
Gabriel  and  Filippo  di  Piero.     1473.  $1000.00 

A  very  uncommon  and  very  early  Edition.  Undescribed  by 
Brunei  and  in  none  of  the  best  known  Collections,  contains  the  7 
folios  of  the  Table,  which  are  often  wanting,  bound  in  at  end.  Only 
four  Books  were  printed  at  this  Venetian  Press  of  which  this  was 
the  last.       See  Ilhistration  below. 

Soncffv  jffM" 


0\  CHASCOLTATE  IN 
RIME  SPARSE  IL  SONQ 
DI  Q_VEI  SOSPIRI  ON 
_piO  MVTRIVA  IL  CORE 
In  W|  mib  primogiouenile  errore 
Qusdoera  i  parte  dtrohuomiiarquel  chifono 
D  el  wane  (tile  \ chio  piago  &:  ragiono, 
Fra  le  uane  fperanze  el  uan  ddpre. 
Ouc  fiacbiperproua  intenda  anjore 
Sperotrouar  pieta  non  chepcrdono 
M  a  ben  ueggio  hor  fi  come  al  popol  rutto 
Fauola  fui  gran  tempo  onde  fouente 
Di  me  medefino  meco  mi  ucrgcgno 
E  del  mio  uancggiarucraogna  e  il  irutto 
El  pciitirfi  el  conofccrchiaramcnte 
Ctie  (juanto  piacc  al  mondo  e  breuc  Togno 

SofL'itt  smnio. 

p        Er  far  una  ligiadra  fua  uendctta 
Et  punire  in  un  di  ben  milk  oEFefe 
Celatamente  amor  larco  riprefe 
Come  huom  cha  nocer  luoco  cf  tempo  afpedla 

E  ra  In  mia  uirtute  al  corriftrctta 
Per  far  lui  ncl  gliocchi  fuc  difefe 
Quandol  colpo  mortal  lagm  difccfe 
Oue  folea fpuntarfi  ogni  faetta 

P  ero  turbata  nel  primiero  alTalto 
Non  hcbbe  tanto  ne  uigor  nc  fpatio 
ChcpotelTealbifogno  prcnder  iarme, 

O  wero  al  poggio  fancofo  &  alto 
Ritrarmi  ac:orramcnte  dalo  ftrazio 
Dai  qual  oggi  uorebbc  U  no  po  aitarme 


FANTAGVC/ 


No.    127.      Pcln.rcli.      Venice.      147.'J. 


7f  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK 

ONE  OF  THE  EARLIEST  BOOKS  PRINTED  IN  PADUA.    1473. 

VIS.  PLATEA,  FRANCISCUS  DE.  Opus  K.vsiihilioiium,  rsum- 
nmi  »>l  K\i()nnniini(;ili(uiiiiii.  Roman  letter,  40  lines  to  a  page, 
without  siiinatures,  printed  numerals  in  the  margins.  Folio, 
oM  sprinkled  tall"  uill,  uilt  l);H'k.  Padua.  Lcoiiardiis  Acliales. 
U7.S.  $*:>()().  00 

From  tliis  Print(M-'s  First  Press.  Wtv  Scanr.  Fine  Copy.  The 
First  Book  ])rinted  in  Padua  was  Hoccaccio's  "I'^ianimetta"  which 
appeared  in  March  141^2.  Francis  (k*  Phdca  was  one  of  the  First 
Writers  on  the  Laws  of  Usury  anil  lixeommunication. 

FIRST   EDITION   OF   THE   LIVES   OF   THE   POPES.     1479. 

129.  PLATINA,  BARTHOLOMAEUS.  Liber  de  Vita  Christi 
nc  i^ontificuni  onuiiuni  (jui  hactenus  ducenli  et  viginti  duo  fuere. 
Roman  letter,  long  lines,  39  to  the  page,  with  signatures,  but 
no  numeration,  large  Capitals  painted  in  red  and  blue,  some 
with  pen  ornamentation,  two  leaves  supplied  in  neat  contem- 
rary  Manuscript,  numerous  MS.  notes  in  the  margins.  Foho, 
ohi  red  morocco  gilt,  ornamental  borders  on  sides,  gilt  edges,  in  a 
fine  levant  Solander  Case,  ^'enice.  Johan  de  Colonia  and  Johan 
Manthem.     1479.  $250.00 

First  Edition  of  a  rare  and  extremely  popular  Book  during  two 
centuries.  Of  it  Brunet  says,  *'Les  vies  des  papes  de  Platine 
sont  ecrites  avec  elegance,  et  elle  renferment  certaines  partic- 
ularites  assez  remarquables;  aussi  ont  elles  eu  une  grande 
vogue  pendant  deux  siecles,  et  en  compte-t-on  un  grand 
nombre  d'editions." 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  PRINTED  AT  FRIULI.     1480. 

130.  PLATINA,  BARTHOLOMAEUS.  Platyne  de  Honestate 
\'oluptate  et  \'alitudine.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  32  to  the 
page,  no  marks.  Small  4to,  full  crimson  crushed  levant,  inside 
borders,  marbled  edges  gilt,  by  Trautz-Bauzonnet.  In  Civitatae 
Austriae,  Gerardus  de  Flandria.      1480.  $200 .  00 

An  extremelv  Rare  Edition  of  this  Famous  Cookery  Book,  and 
notable  as  THE  FIRST  BOOK  PRINTED  AT  FRIULL  Gerardus 
de  Flandria  or  de  Lisa  had  his  first  press  at  Treviso  in  1471,  his 
second  at  Venice  in  1477  and  his  third  here,  where  he  only  produced 
two  Books.     Beautiful  Copy. 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  THE  TWENTY  COMEDIES  OF 

PLAUTUS 

13L  PLAUTUS,  MARCUS  ACCIUS.  Viginti  Comoediae;  lin- 
guae latinae  deliciae  magna  ex  parte  emendata  per  Georgium  Alex- 
andrinum  Merulam.  Printed  in  Roman  Letter,  long  lines,  41 
to  the  page,  without  marks,  numerous  initials  painted  in  red 
and  blue  alternately.     Small  folio,  old  English  red  morocco  gilt, 


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77 


an  Comia  cliri(TlAmphitryo. 
Argumcntunv. 


:Oii?>SAr 


1  fictem  uerfas  imphitiyonis  iuppiter 
)Dm  bcUam  gf  reict  cum  telcjxsis  horttbus: 
I  Aloamcnim  uxortm  cf  pit  nfurarijm: 
1  Mcrcnrius  formim  fofif  Cefui  gent 
|Ab{enns:his  ilcumcni  donpitur  (lolis; 

aPoflq  ff dicre  Qcri  imphitryo  H  fofii 
^V^ttrque  dtlodonturdolij  minim  in  rhodum. 
''HiTK  lurgiamtumulfus  unori  H.  uiro 
--'iiK^  Donee  cum  lonitruuocemilTiocittbeie 
/';j\  ^  AdultCTumfe iuppiter confcffascft: 
A"i\v^  Argmnentnm. 

A  ^'A^fe--  /\      Morccaptus  ikumcnac  iuppiter 
"/<bV         X_-X     Mutiuitfcfcinfomumeiusconiogis: 

^Pto  pitrii  jmpbitryodum  ccmit  dum  hodibus 
_  iibitu  mercuiiu J  ci  fubfcruit  foGic 
in      I  \~4^    haJucnicnris.feruum  Kdominumfrufttibabet. 

^^■■'\'\  \ ,    Turbjsuxoricict  imphitryo.it.:jue  inuicem 

f\    l\\    f*\  Rapuntp«omoccMs:blcpHarocaptusubiter 
K^  /1\**'^   V^ecT  fitnonq-it  ampbitryodccerncTC. 


C-  ;  iV  Piologus. 

f^  /(V^'VX  T'TuosmuofTiuu 
\^^/ll\*»^    \   /    EmunJisojcndui 

♦''/J^iV*      V      Afficcrc:atc,uead 


V^^Omncm  rem  nofcunt:gcminOs  alcumcna  mititur. 
Piologus.  McfcuriD). 

uolris  mercemoniis 
dundifque  mel{tumlucns. 
adiuuare  in  rebus  omnibus 
1  V_,      Ec  ut  rcsrrarioncfquc  ucftrorum  omnium 
I    !*V  Bene  expedite  uulnspcregnc^uc&donrri 
^^^n-*    Bono  atquc  ampio  aaiilarc  pcrpctuo  lucro. 
Quafjue  inccpiftis  re3:quafc}i  inceptabitis' 
Et  un  bonis  uos  ucfbofque  omnis  nunois 
Meafticercnulns  ea  afferam:ea  utnuntiem. 
Quae  maxime  in  tern  aofham comanem  fient : 
Nam  uos  quidem  iam  fcitis  concefTum  H.  datum 
Mibi  effc  ab  dii J  aliis  nuntiis  pracDm  U.  lucro. 
Hacc  ut  me  uultis  approbate  adnitier. 
Lucrum  ut  pcrenne  uobis  femper  fuperet : 
Iia  buicfadctis  fabulae  filennunv 
Itaqt  aequi  hi  tufti  bic  criris  onruies  arbtori 


No.   131.     Plautus.     Venice.      U72. 


Johan  de  Cologne 
$3000.00 


Plautus — Continued. 

borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt  edges.     Venice. 

and  Vindelin  de  Spira.     1472. 

The  Extremely  Rare  First  Edition  of  these  famous  Comedies. 
Bound  in  the  same  volume  are  two  other  very  valuable  Editions  of 
the  same  author,     viz. 

PLAUTUS,  M.  A.  Comoediae  ex  llecensione  (ieorgii  Alcxan- 
drini  Merulae.  Printed  in  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  41  to  the 
page,  with  signatures  but  no  numeration.  Small  folio.  Trevisa. 
Paolo  of  P'errara  with  D.  Bertochus.     1482. 


78  GEORGE  D.  SMITH.  547   FIFTH  AVE..  NEW  YORK 

Plant  us     ( '(iiitiniitd. 

PLAUTUS,  M.  A.  ConiotMliiK',  oliin  onHMKlaLic  per  Goory- 
Mcnilaiu  t^  iiiuu'  rtH'Oiifiiitao  pcv  Kusc'l)iinn  Sculariiini.  Printed 
in  Roman  letter,  loni^;  lines,  41  to  the  page,  with  signatures, 
but  no  numeration.  Small  folio.  Milan.  I'lrich  Scinzenzcler. 
14!)0. 

A  Unique  and  Incomparable  Plautus  Collection.  Bound  in 
l)cfor(>  tlu'  third  item  is  an  IS  pa^o  ()ri<;inal  ^Manuscript  play 
•'AMriilTKrO"  in  the  hand  wriliuK  of  Philip  Beroaldus,  a  well 
known  Italian  Scholar  and  Satirical  Writer  who  died  in  1505.     See 

Iilustr;ilioii  on  |);im'  77. 

WITH  BEAUTIFUL  VENETIAN  WOODCUTS. 

132.  PLAUTUS.  Coniediae  XX,  ex  Emendationibus  atque 
Comment ariis  Bernardi  Saraceni  et  Joannis  Petri  Vallae.  Title 
within  a  very  fine  Architectural  and  Arabesque  border  with 
grotesque  figures,  numerous  very  fine  woodcuts  of  Stage 
incidents  throughout.  Folio,  wine  colored  levant,  the  sides  and 
back  elaborately  blind  tooled,  inside  gilt  borders,  marbled  edges 
gilt,  bv  CHAMBOLLE-DURU.     Venice.     Lazarus  de  Soardis.    1511 

$200 . 00 

First  Complete  Edition,  and  remarkable  for  the  Vigor  and  Beautv 

of  the   Woodcuts.     The   FULL  PAGE   CUT  fronting  the  first 

Comedy  represents  the  Interior  of  a  Theatre  with  an  Actor 

declaiming  from  the  Stage  to  a  most  attentive  Audience. 

A  RARE  ALDINE  GREEK  EDITION.     1502. 

133.  POLLUX,  JULIUS.  Vocabularium  Graece.  Printed  in 
very  fine  Greek  Types  in  double  columns  with  two  Indexes, 
Greek  and  Latin.  Folio,  brown  morocco,  with  the  Anchor  and 
Doljihin  Device  in  gold  on  sides,  gilt  edges.  Venetiis  apud  Aldum. 
lo(H.  $60.00 

First  Edition  of  this  Rare  Greek  Vocabulary.     Very  handsome 

134.  PRAGMATIQUE  SANCTION,  en  Francois  avec  GUIL- 
LFRME  PARALDI  de  la  pluralite  des  Benefices.  Large  and  fine 
Grotesque  woodcut  Initial  on  the  title  which  is  printed  in 
red  and  black,  large  woodcut  on  back  of  title  representing  a 
Monk  in  his  Study.  Text  printed  in  Black  Letter.  Rare 
woodcut  device  of  Martin  Alexandre  occupying  last  page. 
"2  i)art.s  in  one  vol.  Small  4to,  half  brown  calf.  Paris.  Gaspard 
Philippe  pour  Martin  Alexandre.     1508.  $70 .  00 

P'irst  Edition  in  French  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  French  Kings 
regarding  Questions  arising  between  Church  and  State.  In  these 
the  Rights  of  the  Gallican  Church  were  firmly  maintained  by  Charles 
\  II  against  the  L'surpation  of  the  Popes  in  the  Choice  of  Bishops. 
The  Second  Title  reads:  "S'ensuit  le  traicte  d?  1' Avarice  des 
Ministres  de  I'Eglise,  de  Symonie,  pluralite  des  Benefices 
compose  par  Guil  Paraldi  de  son  vivant,  Evequ?  de  Lyon." 


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79 


Gl^omponij  Zllbcllae  (Cofmograpbi^eosrapbia 
T^zifciani  quoq5  ej:  oionyrio  ZbcfTaloiiicenU  oc 

fim  oibie  intcrpzetatio. 
lf>omponij  ^DeUaeoeo2bj6(im  Sliberpjimus. 
']|^:ooemioni. 

Kbisfirum  ulcere  aggredioi  (mpc/ 
ditum  opus  ^  facnndi^  minimc  ca/ 
pax.  jConftat  cnim  fcre  ex  gentiu  lo 
commq5  nominibus-.i  eoium  per/ 
plexo  fan's  oidincrqucm  pcrfcqut 
longn  cniagis  q5  bcnigna  materia 
Ucrum  afpici  ratnen  c03nofciq5  oi/ 
gni(Tinium:«quod  fi  non  ope  inge/ 
nij  ojaiuCs'.Qt  ipfa  fut  corcinplatio/ 
lie  pzectum  opcrg  atreiidentiu  ab/ 
foluar.  Dicamaurem  alias  pluract 


cxactius .  Tlunc  autem  vt  qucq$  cniiu  cloriiTima  « (!riaim  ac  pmo 
quidem-.qu^fit  foima  toriusiquigimximcpjitee.quo  fuigu1§mo 
dofintivrqjbabircurcxpcdiam.Dcinderurrus  oias  omnium  cc 
lirto?a  vt  intra  exfrnq5  furtr:arq5  Vt  ca  fubit  ac  circumluit  pclagus: 
additis  qug  in  natura  rcgionum  incolarumq,  memd^wnda  funt. 
3d  quo  facilius  (ciri  polTir  atq5  acapi :  paulo  altius  fumma  repc/ 
tctor.  D/3undi  in  quaituo:  partes  oiuifio. 

DHne  igitnr  boe  |quicquid  eft :  cui  mundi  c  gliq5  no  J 
men  indidinius:  vnum  id  eft:  ^  vnoainbim  fccun/ 
ciaq5flmplcctiiur.  partibusoiffcrt.  Wndefol  oritur 
o:icn3iiuncupatur:aut  onus,  quo  oemcrgitur  oc/ 
cidcns  vcloccafusrquaoecurritmcridies.  abaducr 
fa  parte  feprctrio.butc  medio  terra  fubliniis  cingitnr  vndiqj  man: 
cadeniq5  in  DUO  latcraiqugbgmifpb^rianoianrab  oiicnie  oioifa 

No.   135.     Geographiu.      148^2. 


A  RARE  EARLY  GEOGRAPHY.     1482. 

135.  POMPONIUS  MELA.  Pomponii  Melae  Cosmographia; 
Geographia  prisciani  quo(i  ex  Dioiiysio  Thessaloniconsi  de  situ  orhis 
interpretatio.  Gothic  Letter,  long  lines,  31  to  the  page,  with 
signatures.  Fine  woodcut  Map  of  the  World  as  known  to 
Ptolemy  on  back  of  first  leaf.  Ornamental  woodcut  initial 
letters.  4to,  old  English  red  moroeeo  gilt,  borders  on  sides,  tooled 
back,  gilt  edges.     Venice.     Erhardt  Ratdolt.     1482.  $()()(). 00 

FIRST  EDITION  WITH  THE  MAP.  Contains  a  modified 
Ptolemaic  Map  of  the  World  engraved  on  wood,  of  Europe,  Asia  and 


80 


GEORGE  D.  SMITH,  547  FIFTH  AVE.,   NEW   YORK 


NO.    1'35.     Pomponii  Mellae  Geographia.     1482. 


P()nii)onius  Mela — Continued. 

the  Northern  portion  of  Africa,  showing  the  River  Nile,  with  its 
sources  in  two  lakes,  one  directly  on  the  Equator,  and  the  other  just 
.south  of  it.  The.se  lakes  correspond  in  places  with  those  now  called 
the  Albert  and  Victoria  Nyanza,  showing  that  their  location  was 
surmised,  if  not  actually  known  to  Geographers  four  Centuries  before 
their  late  Rediscovery.  At  the  South  streams  rising  in  mountains 
flow  into  the.se  Lakes.  The  Niger  in  Western  Africa  is  also  laid 
down.  This  Map  is  a  very  early  example  of  true  Chiaroscuro 
printing.  Of  Pomponius  ]Mela  nothing  whatever  is  known,  but  he 
is  believed  to  have  lived  in  the  time  of  the  Emperor  Claudius.  This 
is  one  of  the  earliest  of  all  Geographical  Works,  the  First  Edition  of 
which,  without  any  Map,  appeared  in  1471.  It  is  written  in  a 
simple  and  clear  style  and  notwithstanding  its  conciseness  is  enlivened 
with  interesting  descriptions  of  Manners  and  Customs.  THE 
FIRST    BOOK    IN    THE    CATALOGUE    OF    THE    FAMOUS 

CHURCH  LIBRARY  OF  AMERICANA.  See  Illustrations  above  and 
on  page  79. 


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136.  PSALTERIUM  cum  apparatu  vulgari  fimiter  appresso. 
Lateiiiish  Psalter  niit  dem  Teutschen  nutzbarlichen  da  bey  getruckt 
With  the  First  Title  in  red  and  the  other  in  black.  Calendar 
in  red  and  black,  the  latin  text  printed  in  large  bold  Gothic 
Letter  occupying  two-thirds  of  the  page  in  width,  with  the 
German  text  in  small  Gothic  Types  forming  an  outer  column, 
and  extending  at  the  foot  across  the  whole  page.  Small  4to, 
full  red  morocco  antique,  gilt  and  painted  edges.  Basel.  Michael 
Furter.     1502.  $75.00 

A  most  interesting  Specimen  of  Early  Printing  ruled  in  red  in 
double  lines  throughout,  and  with  the  large  woodcut  Initials,  con- 
taining heads  of  the  Saints,  finely  colored  by  an  Old  Hand.  On  two 
blank  leaves  at  beginning  is  inscribed  a  curious  Old  German  Poem 
on  Death  and  Sorrow,  apparently  written  by  the  Original  Owner  of 
the  Volume,  Stephen  Resler,  whose  name  and  motto  is  written  on 
first  page.     Copies  with  the  date  of  1502  are  of  extreme  Rarity. 

RARE  FIRST  EDITION  FROM  A  FAMOUS  ROMAN  PRESS. 

137.  QUINTILIANUS,  MARCUS  FABIUS.  Institutionum 
Oratoriarum  libri  XII,  ex  recensione  J.  A.  Campani.  Roman  letter, 
long  lines,  35  to  the  page,  without  marks,  Greek  passages 
in  iDold  Greek  type.  Folio,  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  orna- 
mental borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt  edges.  Rome  (Johan 
Phil  de  Lignamine)     1470.  $1250.00 

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rare  work.  THE  "INSTITUTES  OF  THE  ORATOR"  was  com- 
posed by  the  Famous  Roman  Rhetorician  between  A  D.  92  and  94 
and  has  immortalized  the  Name  of  Quintilian.  It  is  in  twelve 
Books  and  is  dedicated  to  Marcellus  Victorius.  It  is  not  merely 
a  complete  treatise  on  the  Rhetorical  Art,  but  it  embraces  a  Plan  of 
Study  for  the  Orator,  from  the  first  Elements  of  Grammar.  In  it 
Quintilian  states  the  result  of  his  own  long  Experience  and  Profound 
Reflections.  He  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  Rhetorician  to  receive 
a  regular  salary,  amounting  to  100,000  sesterces  granted  to  him  by 
Vespasian. 

FROM  THE  EARLY  PRESS  OF  PARMA. 

138.  QUINTILIANUS,  MARCUS  FABIUS.  Declanialionos 
CXXXVI  cura  Thadoei  Ugoleti  editae.  Roman  letter,  long  lines, 
40  to  the  page,  with  signatures  and  Roman  Numerals,  Printer's 
Device  on  last  leaf.  Folio,  old  English  red  morocco  gilt,  borders 
on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt  edges.     Parma.     Angelus  Ugoletus.     1494. 

$125.00 
First  Edition   of   many   of  the   "Declamations"   of   the   Famous. 
Roman    Rhetorician's    delivered    during    the    Reign    of    Vespasiai).. 
Interesting  and  rare  Specimen  of  Early  Parma  Printing.  •     ' 


82  [GEORGE  D.  SMJTH.   547   FIFTH  AVE..   NEW   YORK 

139.  REGIUS,  RAPHAEL.  ,Ki)isl()l,u\Pliiiii  (|ua  lil)ri  nnlunilis 
lli>ti»ri;K'  Pilo  \  f>|);isi;m(>  (l(Mlic;inlur  (Mi;irr;il  ioncs.  l^jiisdeni  de 
I\"  Porsii  locis,  unn  Nnlrrii  M;i\imi.  (iiu>l)iis  Tullii  dv  Olliciis  ac 
tril)u>  orat(>ril)iis  »lisi)iit ioiuv^,  rtc.  Roman  letter,  lon.i>"  lines,  36- 
37  to  the  paiie,  with  sii^natures  but  no  numeration,  ornamen- 
tal woodcut  initials.  4t(),  old  mottlod  calf,  ^ill  hack.  Venice, 
(udiclinus  i.f  Pianccrrclo,  called  "Anima  Mca."      1490.  $100.00 

First    Edition   of   this   rare  and   curions   Miscellany.      Besides   the 
classical   criticism    mentioned   in   the   title,   the   book  also  contains 
several  intcivstin.<:  Tracts,  illust rating  the  Quarrels  of  the  Humanists. 
WITH  THE  FIRST  ENGRAVED  VIEW  OF  VENICE. 

140.  ROLEWINCK,  WERNER.  Fasciculus  temimrum  om- 
nium antit|U()rum  crouicas  c()mi)lecteus.  Printed  in  small  Gothic 
Letter,  long  lines,  with  numeration  and  signatures.  Illus- 
trated with  numerous  woodcut  views  of  the  Great  Cities  of 
the  World  and  many  other  cuts  and  genealogical  diagrams. 
Folio,  irrcen  crushed  levant  gilt,  inside  borders,  marbled  edges  gilt, 
bv   THArTZ-BAUZOXXET.     Venice.     Erhard   Ratdolt.     1481. 

$150.00 

Amongst  the  Illustrations  in  this  Curious  Chronicle  are  a  most 
remarkable  \'iew  of  X^oah's  Ark  with  the  quarters  allotted  to  the  clean 
and  unclean  Animals  lettered  at  the  Stern  and  Bow.  The  Habitation 
of  Men  and  Birds  being  amidships.  By  the  side  of  the  Ark  is  a  large 
Rainbow,  one  of  the  first  Illustrations  of  it  known.  Other  interesting 
Views  are  those  of  Rome,  B.  C.  4484;  Jerusalem  in  the  time  of  X^eV)u- 
chadnezzar;  Cologne  where  the  Author  lived  as  a  Carthusian  Monk 
about  1447;  Great  Britain  in  the  year  184;  and  the  first  view  of 
Venice,  a  design  from  Actual  life  showing  the  Place  of  Saint  Mark 
with  Gondolas  in  the  foreground.  Amongst  many  other  interesting 
Facts  recorded  bv  Rolewinck  in  Chronological  Order  is  an  allusion 
to  the  Xew  Art  of  Printing  stating  that  "PRIXTERS  OF  BOOKS 
WERE  Ml  LTIPLYIXG  IX  THE  LAXD."     This  is  dated  1457. 

FROM   THE   FAMOUS   LOUVAIN   PRESS   OF   JOHN   OF 

WESTPHALIA. 

141.  SALICETO,  NICHOLAS  DE.  Liber  Aureus  qui  AXTI- 
DOTARIUS  AXIMARUM  dictus  est.  Printed  in  Gothic  Letter, 
double  columns,  42  lines  to  the  Column,  with  signatures  and 
numeration.  Capital  letters  painted  in  Blue  and  Red  alter- 
nately. F'olio,  light  brown  crushed  levant,  inside  borders,  gilt  top, 
rough  edges  with  manv  uncut  leaves.  Louvain.  Johannes  de 
Westfalia  about  1485.       "  $100.00 

A  Fine  Specimen  from  this  Famous  Belgian  Press,  the  second  to 
be  established  in  Louvain,  where  Joannes  de  W'estfalia  printed  many 
fine  Editions  of  the  "GESTA  ROMAXORUM";  "THE  COXSOLA- 
TIOX  OF  PHILOSOPHY"  by  Boethius  and  Voragine's  "GOLDEX 
LEGEXD." 


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No.   142.     Seneca.     Paris.     1491. 


142.  SENECA,  LUCIUS  ANNAEUS.  Senccq  des  Mots  dorez. 
Des  quatre  Vertus  en  Francoys.  Gothic  Letter,  double  columns, 
with  signatures.  Large  and  extremely  curious  woodcut  Initial 
over  six  inches  square  on  title  page.  Another  large  cut  on 
first  page  representing  the  Author  presenting  his  Book  to 
Charles  the  Eighth  of  France,  the  whole  page  surrounded  by 
a  very  elaborate  woodcut  border.  Another  Woodcut  shows 
the  Author  in  his  Study  compiling  the  Book.  Folio,  crushed 
maroon  levant,  rich  compartments  gold  and  blind  tooled  on  sides, 
inside  line  borders,  rough  edges  gilt.  Paris.  Anthoine  A  erard 
(1491)  .^'^OO.OO 

First  French  Edition  of  these  two  Treatises,  translated  from  the 
Latin  by  Jean  Court-Cuisse.  Beautiful  Copy  of  this  very  rare  work  and 
of  particular  interest  for  its  very  fine  woodcuts.     See  Illustration  above. 


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FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  VENICE.     1471. 

143.  SALLUSTIl'S,  CAIUS  CRISPUS.  Helium  Calilinnriuni 
.lu-urlliinuni.  Printed  in  Roman  Letter,  lonii  lines,  32  to  the 
puiie,  without  catchwords  or  signatures,  two  fine  Ornamental 
Inftials  painted  in  iiold  and  colors,  the  other  Capitals  in  blue 

and  red  alternately.  Small  ViA'mk  wvy  line  l)rii;lil  old  Knj^iish 
rod  morocco,  irold  tooled  borders  and  hack,  i^ill  ediAcs.  \'eiiice. 
AVendcliti  of  SiuMer.      1471.  $'-27o.()() 

An  Excessively  Rare  Early  Edition  of  the  (ireal  Uonian  Historian's 
*'Consj)iracy  of  Catiline"  and  *Mugurtliine  AVar."  Tlic  Printer, 
Wendelin  of  Sjieier  joined  his  brother  John  of  Speier  I  he  Proloty- 
])oi;rapher  of  \'enice  about  a  year  after  lie  had  started  his  i)ress  there 
in  14()}).  The  six  line  Colophon  Verse  contains  his  name  as  Printer 
and  his  abode  as  \  enice. 

DEDICATION   COPY   FROM   THE   FIRST   MILAN   PRESS. 

144.  SIMONETTA,  JOANNES.  Commentarii  Rerum  Gesta- 
rum  Francisci  Sphortiae  Mediolanensium  Ducis.  Printed  in  Roman 
Letter,  long  lines,  42  to  the  page  with  signatures,  but  no  num- 
eration or  catchwords.  Large  pen  drawn  Initial  to  each  Book 
ornamented  with  painted  Flowers  and  Birds.  Folio,  contem- 
j)orary  red  morocco  with  gold  tooled  borders  and  centre  ornaments, 
tooled  back,  gilt  edges.     Milan.     Antonio  Zarotto.     1479.     $125.00 

First  Edition  of  the  Life  and  Deeds  of  Francisco  Sforza  Duke  of 
Milan  written  by  his  Secretary  John  Simonetta.  The  Dedication 
Copy  l)ound  for  the  Reigning  Duke  John  Galeazzo  with  his  Ducal 
Crown  at  each  Angle  of  the  Side  borders. 

A  RARE  WORK  FROM  THE  SECOND  PRESS  OF  ROME. 

1475. 

145.  STATIUS,  PUBLIUS  PAPINIUS.  Sylvarum,  libri  V,  cum 
Doniitii  Calderini  Commentario.  Printed  in  Roman  letter  of 
two  sizes,  long  lines,  34-36  to  the  page,  without  marks.  Folio, 
old  red  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  borders  on  sides,  tooled  back,  gilt 
edges  in  a  red  levant  Solander  Case.  Rome.  Arnold  Pannartz. 
1475.  $450.00 

One  of  the  First  Books  printed  by  Pannartz  without  his  partner 
Sweynheym  and  of  extreme  Rarity.  The  smaller  sized  type  is  very 
unlike  that  used  by  the  partners  together.  Contains  many  marginal 
MS.  notes  in  an  old  band. 


COLLECTION  OF  EARLY  PRINTED  BOOKS  85 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  THE  LIVES  OF  THE  CAESARS.     1470. 

146.  SUETONIUS,  CAIUS  TRANQUILLUS.  De  Duodecim 
Caesarum  Vitis,  libri  XII,  ex  recognitione  et  cum  prefatione  J.  A. 
Campani.  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  35  to  a  page,  without 
marks.  12  large  finely  painted  and  illuminated  Ornamental 
Initials  in  the  highest  style  of  Florentine  Art,  Coat  of  Arms 
emblazoned  at  foot  of  first  page  within  a  circular  compartment 
Folio.     Rome.     Johan  Philippo  de  Lignamine.     1470.  $1500.00 

FIRST  EDITION  OF  THIS  FAMOUS  WORK,  AND  CON- 
SIDERED TO  BE  THE  FIRST  BOOK  FROM  THIS  PRESS. 

A  Magnificent  specimen  of  early  Typography  and  of  the  utmost 
Rarity.  The  wide  margins  are  copiously  annotated  by  some  con- 
temporary student. 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  PRINTED  WITH  CATCHWORDS.     1473. 

147.  TACITUS,  CAIUS  CORNELIUS.  Annalium  et  Historiariar- 
um  libri  superstites,  libellus  aureus  desitu,  moribusetpopulis  German- 
iae  et  dialogus  de  oratoribus  claris.  Roman  letter,  long  lines,  36 
to  the  page,  without  signatures  or  numeration,  but  with 
catchwords  at  the  end  of  every  leaf.  Folio.  (Venice.  Vindelin 
de  Spira.     1473.)  2000.00 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  THE  ANNALS  OF  TACITUS.  Famous 
as  containing  the  use  of  Catchwords  for  the  first  time,  with  other 
minor  typographical  innovations,  but  still  more  famous  as  being  the 
first  Edition  of  the  Great  Historian's  Writings.  The  Margins  contain 
many  Scholarly  notes  in  an  antique  hand. 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS  OF  THE  FIRST  GREEK  LEXICON.     1499. 

148.  SUIDAS.  Lexicon  Graecum  a  Demetrio  Chalcondylo  edi- 
tum  curante  J.  M.  Cataneo.  Printed  in  small  Greek  characters, 
long  lines,  45  to  the  page  with  signatures  and  occasionally 
catchwords,  but  no  numeration,  with  the  leaf  of  Latin  Verses 
at  the  end.  Folio,  old  English  red  morocco,  borders  on  sides, 
tooled  back,  gilt  edges.  Milan.  D.  Demetrius  Chalcoiidylus. 
Joannis  Bissoli  et  Ben  Mangius.     1499.  $4.50.00 

First  Edition  of  this  rare  and  very  beautifully  printed  Work,  wliich 
commenced  with  a  feigned  dialogue  between  the  Bookseller  and  the 
Booklover  ending  with  the  hitter's  decision  to  buy  the  Book  for 
three  gold  pieces.  At  end  is  the  fine  woodcut  Floral  device  white 
on  black  of  the  two  printers  Jiissohis  and  Mangius.  A  Grand 
Specimen  of  the  Earliest  Greek  Printing.      See  Ilhistration  on  page  86. 


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ON-A0rriN0S0KASIM02,0M0iaS-A0YnEPK0S  BHPYTI02. 
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Al  ATTIKHS-  nAM*IA02,AElMaNA  AEiEQNESTI  AE  AHOj 
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Xo.   148.     Suidas'  Lexicon.     1499. 


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FROM  THE  FIRST  PRESS  OF  MILAN.     1481. 

149.  TERENTIUS,  PUBLIUS.  Comoediae.  Roman  Letter, 
long  lines,  34  to  the  page,  with  signatures,  but  no  numeration, 
ornamental  capitals  painted  in  red.  Numerous  MS.  notes 
throughout.  Folio,  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  borders,  gilt 
edges,  in  red  levant  case.     Milan.     Antonio  Zaroto.     1481.  $500.00 

AN  EXTREMELY  RARE  EDITION.  This  particular  Copy  is 
thte  First  of  Terence's  Comedies  mentioned  in  Brunet's  list  in  which 
the  date  has  been  altered  to  represent  the  year  of  printing  as  1470. 

THE  THIRD  BOOK  FROM  THEIPRESS  OF  ALDUS.     1495. 

150.  THEOCRITUS.  Haec  insunt  in  hoc  libro  Theocriti  Eclogae 
triginta.  Genus  Theocriti  et  de  inventione  bucolicorum.  Catonis 
Romani  sententiae  paraeneticae  distichi.  Sententiae  septem  sapi- 
entum.  De  Invidia.  Theognidis  megarensis  siculi  sententiae  ele- 
giacae.  Sententiae  monostichi  per  Capita  ex  variis  poetis.  Aurea 
Carmina  Pythagorae.  Phocylidae  poema  admonitorum.  Carmina 
Sybillae  Erythraeae  de  Christo  Jesu  domino  nostro.  Differentia 
vocis.  Hesiodi  Theogonia.  Ejusdem  scutum  Herculis.  Eiusdem 
Georgicon  libri  duo.  Printed  in  cursive  Greek  Characters,  title 
in  Greek  and  Latin,  long  lines,  30  to  a  page,  with  signatures 
but  no  numeration,  ornamental  woodcut  Initials  and  head 
pieces.  Folio,  fine  old  red  morocco  gilt,  dentelle  borders  on  sides, 
tooled  back,  gilt  edges.     Venice.     Aldus  Manucius  Romanus.     1495. 

$275.00 

First  Aldine  Edition  and  the  First  of  many  of  the  pieces  contained 
in  it.  The  preface  by  Aldus  is  addressed  to  Baptist  Guarini. 
Renouard  devotes  almost  5  entire  pages  to  the  description  of  this 
very  rare  work. 

A  SUPERBLY  PRINTED,  AND  VERY  EARLY  ALDINE.     1496. 

151.  THESAURUS  CORNUCOPIAE  et  Horti  Adonidis,Graece. 
Printed  in  large  Greek  Characters,  long  lines,  30  to  the  page, 
with  signatures  and  numeration  and  occasional  catchwords. 

Folio,  old  red  morocco  gilt,  tooled  borders,  gilt  edges.     Venice.     Aldus 
Romanus.      1496.  $200.00 

EDITIO  PRINCEPS.  ACCORDING  TO  RENOUARD  THE 
SIXTH  BOOK  ISSUED  BY  ALDUS  AND  THE  ONLY  BOOK 
PRINTED  BY  HIM  IN  THE  YEAR,  149G.  Contains  some  con- 
temporary MS.  notes  including  a  page  and  a  half  at  the  end.  Four 
leaves  of  a  15th  Century  Latin  Manuscript  are  bound  in  at  each  end 
of  the  Book. 


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A  RARE  EARLY  GRAMMAR.     1482. 

152.  VENTURINUS,  FRANCISCUS.  KudiiiKMiln  (Jranniia- 
ticr>.  t>\  imilli^  \  t)limiinil)iis  (>\c(M"|)1;i  cl  in  uiiuni  coriJiis  ivdjicla. 
Printed  in  Roman  letter,  lonii  lines,  33  to  the  pai>e,  with  sig- 
natures  but    no   numeration,    with   Register   at    beginning. 

l-\)li<).  old  red  morocco,  tooled  hordiTs.  i;ill  i'di;es.    Florence.      Anto- 
nio Miseoniini.      14S^.>.  '  $150. 00 

I'irst  Kdilion  of  a  rare  Early  (irannnalical  Work  and  one  of  the 
earliest  works  printed  at  the  famous  ])ress  of  Miscomini  the  Printer 
of  Savonarola's  Tracts. 

THE  GOLDEN  LEGEND.  COLOGNE.     1476. 

153.  VORAGINE,  JACOBUS  DE.  Aurea  Legenda  Sanctorum 
Praeclara  nuiltis  Profutura  Ilistoria  Loniiobardica.  Printed  in 
Gothic  Letter,  double  columns,  without  numeration,  signa- 
tures  or   catchwords.    Initials   painted   in   red   throughout. 

Small    folio,    dark    hlue    hlind    tooled    morocco,    inside    borders,    gilt 
edges.      Cologne.      Conrad  Winters  de  Hoemborch.      1476.     $600.00 

An  Exceedingly  Rare  Early  Edition  of  this  Famous  "Lives  of 
the  Saints,"  and  a  splendid  specimen  of  Early  Typography  from 
the  Third  City  after  ]\Ientz,  to  practice  printing.  In  this  Edition 
are  published  many  Lives  not  printed  before.  See  lllu.stration  on  oppo- 
site page. 


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163.  LE  GALLOIS,  PIERRE.  Traite  des  plus  belles  Biblio- 
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rimprimerie.  Des  Imprimeurs.  De  Plusieurs  livres  qui  ont  ete 
perdus  et  recouvrez  par  les  soins  des  Scavans.  Avec  une  Alethode 
de  dresser  une  Bibliotheque.  With  a  fine  engraved  frontispiece. 
Hmo,  crimson  crushed  levant,  beautifullv  gold-tooled,  gilt  edges,  by 
TIIIBARON  JOLY.     Paris.     Estienne  Michalet.     1685.         $25.00 

A  very-  rare  Treatise  on  the  Invention  of  Printing,  the  first  Printers 
and  their  Books,  the  Cataloguing  of  Libraries,  the  Finding  and 
Preserving  of  the  Ancient  Classical  Manuscripts,  etc. 

THE  MARKS  OF  THE  FIRST  ITALIAN  PRINTERS. 

164.  KRISTELLER,  PAUL.  Die  Italienischen  Buchdrucker 
und  Verlegerzeichen  bis  1525.  Illustrated  w^ith  351  Devices 
printed  in  red  and  black  of  the  Earliest  Printers  throughout 
Italy.  With  Index  and  Notes  throughout.  Folio,  new  half  brown 
calf,  gilt  edges,  by  RIVIERE.     Strassburg.     1895.  $25.00 

A  very  fine  Volume  and  indispensable  to  the  Collector  of  Earlj- 
Printed  Books. 


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